A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3189 digits in all. How many pages does the book have ?

A. 1000 B. 1074
C. 1075 D. 1080

• No.of digits in 1-digit page nos=1*9=9
  " " 2-digit " =2*90=180
  3-digit " =3*900=2700
  " " 4-digit " =3189-(9+180+2700)=300
  therefore no.of 4-digit page no's=300/4=75
  total no.of pages=999+75=1074
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(24) No(4)
• No.of digits in 1-digit page nos=1*9=9
  " " 2-digit " =2*90=180
  3-digit " =3*900=2700
  " " 4-digit " =3189-(9+180+2700)=300
  therefore no.of 4-digit page no's=300/4=75
  total no.of pages=999+75=1074
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(5)
• > 1 to 9 total 9 no.s each no have only 1 digit so 1*9 = 9 digits
  > 10 to 99 total 90 no.s each no has 2 digits in it so 2 * 90 = 180 digits
  > 100 to 999 total 900 no.s each no. has 3 digits in it so 3 * 900 = 2700 digits
  > till now 9+ 180+ 2700 = 2889 digits are done
  >book contains 3189 digits so remaining 300 digits are to be used
  > each number from 1000 has four digits => 300 digits / 4 => 75 numbers
  > 999+75 =1074
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)