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Words per Page of a Book

This formula describes the approximate relationship between pages and words in a book.

The number of pages equals the product of the font size, line spacing and the number of words divided by 36,000 times the pagination, or the number of sides of the page that are printed on.

Formula

QuantityVariable["p", "Page"] == (QuantityVariable["f", "Unitless"]*QuantityVariable["spacing", "Unitless"]*QuantityVariable["w", "Word"])/(36000*QuantityVariable["sides", "Unitless"])

symbol description physical quantity
p book pages "Page"
f font size "Unitless"
sides sidedness "Unitless"
spacing spacing "Unitless"
w English words "Word"

Forms

Examples

Get the resource:

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ResourceObject["Words per Page of a Book"]
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Get the formula:

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FormulaData[ResourceObject["Words per Page of a Book"]]
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Use some values:

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FormulaData[ ResourceObject[ "Words per Page of a Book"], {QuantityVariable["f","Unitless"] -> 12, QuantityVariable["spacing","Unitless"] -> 1.5`, QuantityVariable["sides","Unitless"] -> 2, QuantityVariable["w","Word"] -> Quantity[3000, IndependentUnit["words"]]}]
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