Question

If a book is numbered starting with 2 and using consecutive whole numbers and 12 digits, what is the number of pages in the book?

Answer 1

Explanation:

If the book starts with page number 2, then the last page number of the book will be 2 less than the total number of pages in the book, since the numbering starts with 2 instead of 1.

Let's call the total number of pages in the book "n". Then, we can set up the following equation:

n - 2 = 12

Solving for "n", we add 2 to both sides:

n = 14

Therefore, the book has a total of 14 pages.