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Archie is putting 24 books on 2 shelves. Each shelf holds 16 books.

How many more books can Archie put on the shelves?

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Since each shelf can hold 16 books and there are 2 shelves, both shelves can hold a total of 32 books. Since he is already adding 24 books, he can add 32- 24 = 8 more books.
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User Quint Stoffers
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Archie can put 9 more books on the shelf
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