While cataloging the software library students found that 3/8 of the available programs were in books or magazines. Of the remainder, 2/3 were on disk, and the rest were on cassette tape. If there were 50 programs on cassette tape, how many programs were there in the software library?
Short answer: 240 programs.
Long answer: The cassette tapes accounted for 5/24 of the total amount of programs. This means that 1/24 = 10 programs. 10 * 24 = 240 Ans.
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To solve this problem, we'll start by finding the total number of programs on cassette tapes.
Given that there were 50 programs on cassette tape, we know that this represents the remaining portion of the software library after subtracting the programs in books or magazines as well as the programs on disks.
We are also given that the remaining portion, which includes programs on disks and cassette tapes, constitutes 5/8 of the total library.
Since we know that the portion on cassette tapes constitutes the remaining 1/8 (after excluding the 3/8 of programs in books or magazines), we can set up the following equation:
1/8 of total library = 50 programs
To find the total number of programs in the library, we need to find the value of 1/8 of the library and then multiply it by 8.
Let's calculate:
1/8 of the library = 50 programs
8 * (1/8 of the library) = 8 * 50 programs
Total library = 400 programs
Therefore, the software library contains a total of 400 programs.