GeminiHeat wrote:
The Italian size of a suit jacket is N centimeters, where N is the linear distance between the armpits when the jacket is laid on a flat surface. The American size of a suit jacket is P inches, where P is twice the linear distance between the armpits when the jacket is laid on a flat surface. If, for a particular jacket, N = P + 10, which of the following is closest to the value of N? (One inch is approximately 2.54 centimeters.)
A. 36
B. 47
C. 58
D. 65
E. 72
\(P = 2N\) inches
\(P = \frac{2N}{2.54}\) cm
\(N = \frac{2N}{2.54} + 10\)
\(2.54N = 2N + 25.4\)
\(0.54N = 25.4\)
\(N = 47.03\)
Hence, option B