Question

Patricia built a shelf to hold her trophies. The shelf can support a maximum of 15 lbs, and her trophies weigh 1.25 lbs each. How many trophies can Patricia place on her shelf? _________

Answer 1

Let's use a rule of three to solve this:

Thereby,

`\begin{gathered} x=(15)/(1.25) \\ \rightarrow x=12 \end{gathered}`

She can place 12 trophies on her shelf