A historian analyzing Renaissance manuscripts finds that a library contains 750 manuscripts. If 12% are lost to time, 1/6 of the remainder are written in Latin, and each Latin manuscript contains an average of 48 pages, how many Latin pages exist in total?

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Exploring Renaissance Manuscripts: Uncovering the Hidden Words in a Library of 750 Volumes A recent in-depth analysis of a historic library’s collection revealed fascinating insights into the preservation and content of its rare Renaissance manuscripts. With a total of 750 rare books in the library, historians found that 12% have been lost to the passage of time—removing over 90 fragile volumes from active study. After accounting for the lost manuscripts, approximately 666 remain—specifically, 750 × (1 – 0.12) = 750 × 0.88 = 660 manuscripts. Among these, 1/6 are written in Latin, a language central to Renaissance scholarship and religious texts of the era. Calculating the number of Latin manuscripts:
660 ÷ 6 = 110 Latin manuscripts