Question

Vicki puts 10 books on a shelf.The 10 books take up 28 centimeters.What is the mean (average) thickness of her books?= 2.8 cmThe shelf is 120 centimeters long.Vicki fills the shelf with a mixture of books like the first ten books.Estimate how many books she can get on the 120 cm shelf.Please show your working out.

Answer 1

so each book is an average of 2.8 cm
so 120 divided by each book=number of books
120/2.8=42.85
round down since you can't fit .85 of a book on a shelf
the answer is 42 books