Question

The number of pages in the u.s. tax code exceeds the number of pages in the bible by 18528. the combined number of pages in the tax code and bible are 21472. How many pages are in the bible?

Answer 1

x +y = 21472

x = y+18528

2y+18528 = 21472

2y = 2944

y = 1472 ( Pages in the bible)

x = 1472+18528 = 20,000 ( pages in tax code book)