16 similar writing pads and 24 similar jotter books are stacked in a pile. their total thickness is 14.4cm.Each writing pad is 3x as thick as each jotter book. what is the thickness of the pile of jotter books?

Please show me a non-algebraic method of solving this.Thanks

16*3x+24x=.144m

solve for x, the thinkness in meters.

Non algebratic....
total thickness=sum of thicknesses
=24T added to 16+16+16 T

= 72 T

or T=.144/72 or .02m or 2mm thick.

If you haven't had algebra, we can't

use 3x. We should say 3 times as hick as each Jotter book.

Jotter = 1/4 of the whole.

Pad = 3/4 of the whole,

1/4 + 3/4 = 4/4 = 1 Whole.

Jotter = 1/4 * 14.4 = 3.6cm.

Pads = 3/4 * 14.4 = 10.8cm.

Check: 3.6 + 10.8 = 14.4cm.

Is this what you want?

To solve this problem without using algebra, we can use logical reasoning and deduction.

We are given that there are 16 similar writing pads and 24 similar jotter books, and their total thickness is 14.4cm.

Let's assume the thickness of each jotter book is "x" cm.

According to the problem, each writing pad is 3 times as thick as each jotter book. So, the thickness of each writing pad would be 3x cm.

Now, let's calculate the total thickness of the pile of writing pads:
Total thickness of writing pads = 16 writing pads * 3x cm

Similarly, let's calculate the total thickness of the pile of jotter books:
Total thickness of jotter books = 24 jotter books * x cm

We know that the sum of the total thickness of writing pads and jotter books is equal to 14.4cm:
Total thickness of writing pads + Total thickness of jotter books = 14.4cm

Substituting the values we calculated above, we get:
16 * 3x cm + 24 * x cm = 14.4cm

Now, we can simplify the equation:
48x + 24x = 14.4cm
72x = 14.4cm

Dividing both sides of the equation by 72, we find:
x = 0.2cm

So, the thickness of each jotter book is 0.2cm.

Therefore, the thickness of the pile of jotter books is given by:
Total thickness of jotter books = 24 jotter books * 0.2cm = 4.8cm