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a librarian is putting books on some empty shelves. he has 90 books to place on the shelves, and the average width of the books in 5 centimetres. if each shelf is 3/2 meters long, how many shelves will the books fill.

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The answer is 6 shelves.
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Answer: 6 Shelves

Explanation:

1 meter = 100 centimeters

3/2 meters = 75 meters

15 books per self

so you you need 6 shelves

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