If a book has twelve thousand words, two long chapters, and four short chapters, how many words are in a short chapter if there are as many words in the four short chapters put together as in one long chapter? Choose the correct choice from the following:
A) Eleven thousand words
B) Five thousand words
C) Two thousand words
D) One thousand words
E) Six hundred words
D. A long chapter has 1/3 of the total words. A short chapter has 1/4 of 1/3 of the total words. 1/4 of 1/3 is 1/12. 1/12 of twelve thousand is one thousand, so the answer is One thousand words.
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If a book has twelve thousand words, two long chapters, and four short chapters, how many words are in a short chapter if there are as many words in the four short chapters put together as in one long chapter?