Carolyn is planning out her final essay. The introduction will be 450 words, the conclusion will be triple the length of the introduction, and each of the four body sections will be the same length. If her essay has to be 5000 words total, how long is each section?
How many words are in the conclusion? ** First find the length of the conclusion by tripling the length of the introduction: 450 words * 3 = <<450*3=1350>>1350 words
How many words are in the body sections? ** Then subtract the length of the introduction and conclusion from the total length to find the combined length of the body sections: 5000 words - 1350 words - 450 words = <<5000-1350-450=3200>>3200 words
How many words are in each section? ** Then divide the combined length of the body section by the number of body sections to find the length of each section: 3200 words / 4 sections = <<3200/4=800>>800 words/section
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