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In a stack there are 5 books each of thickness 20 mm and 5 paper sheets each of thickness 0.016 mm. What is the total thickness of the stack?

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Thickness of one book = 20 mm

Thickness of 5 books = 20 x 5 = 100 mm

Thickness of one paper = 0.016 mm

Thickness of 5 papers = 0.016 x 5 = 0.08 mm

Total thickness of a stack = 100 + 0.08 = 100.08 mm

= 100.08 x 102/102 = 1.0008 x 102 mm

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