Question

This section of a page from a telephone directory shows a column of 11 names in 1 inch. Each page has four 10-inch columns. Write an algebraic expression for the approximate number of names in p pages of the directory

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Answer 1

number of names(p) = 4 columns * 10 inches per column * 11 names per inch * page

number of names(p) = 4*10*11*p = 440*p

The algebraic expression for the number of names in p pages is 440*p