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I NEED THIS TO BE ANSWERED SOON! Write an equation to represent the following problem, then solve the problem showing all of your steps. Laura has a bookshelf that is 12 1/2 inc…

I NEED THIS TO BE ANSWERED SOON! Write an equation to represent the following problem, then solve the problem showing all of your steps. Laura has a bookshelf that is 12 1/2 inc…
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I NEED THIS TO BE ANSWERED SOON!

Write an equation to represent the following problem, then solve the problem showing all of your steps.
Laura has a bookshelf that is 12 1/2 inches long.
How many books can she put on it if each book is 1 1/4 inches?

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Answer:10

12 1/2 inches can be changed into 12.5, and 1 1/4 inches can be changed to 1.25

After you do that, you divide the space you have by how much each book takes up

12.5 / 1.25=10
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