Question

Mr. Johnston needs a shelf to hold a set of textbooks. Each of the textbooks is 1 3/4 inches wide. How many books will fit on a 35 inch long shelf?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Explanation:

35/(3/4)

35(4/3)

140/3

46.67

Since number of books must be an integer, he can only fit 46 books on 35 inch shelf.