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A bookworm (there are many species, including the book louse) has found a tasty ten-volume set of books

on a bookshelf. Each book is 5 centimeters thick (pages + cover) and has a cover that is 0.5 centimeters thick. The bookworm begins eati ng at page one of volume one, and eats to the last page of volume ten, eating th rough covers and pages. What distance did he travel, during his feast? answer: 49 cm

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