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A bookshelf holds both paperback and hardcover books. The ratio of paper-back books to hardcover books is 22 to 3. How many paperback books are on the shelf? The number of books on the shelf is between 202 and 247, inclusive

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225

198

answer is D.

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Concept- The question states that the paperback ratio to hardcover is

.
The number of paperbacks and bound books is 22 times
And

Respectively.
Therefore, the total number of books

= 25x
So 25 times
Between 202 and 247
Therefore, the multiple of 25 between 202 and 247 is 225.
So we get

Since we assumed that the number of paperbacks is equal to 22x
Substituting the value of x gives:
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Therefore, there are 198 paperbacks on the shelves.
Hence, the correct answer is options 4) .

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