Two volumes of Newman's "The World of Mathematics" stand side by side, in order, on a shelf. A bookworm starts at page i of Volume I and bores its way in a straight line to the last page of Volume II. Each cover is 2mm thick, and the first volume is 17/19 as thick as the second volume. The first volume is 38 mm thick without its cover. How far does the bookworm travel?    A. 76 mm    B. 85 mm    C. 4 mm    D. 8 mm

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Two volumes of Newman's "The World of Mathematics" stand side by side, in order, on a shelf. A bookworm starts at page i of Volume I and bores its way in a straight line to the last page of Volume II. Each cover is 2mm thick, and the first volume is 17/19 as thick as the second volume. The first volume is 38 mm thick without its cover. How far does the bookworm travel?

 
 A. 76 mm
 
 B. 85 mm
 
 C. 4 mm
 
 D. 8 mm
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