Question

Aisha has 45 books to place on a bookcase. She is told to place the same number of books on each of the 5 shelves. How many books should she place on each shelf ?

Answer 1

`45 / 5 = 9`

Aisha can place 9 books on each shelf.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is 9.

Step-by-step explanation: In order to solve this problem you need to divide the 45 books by the 5 book shelves. 45 / 5 = 9. Divided equally, there will be 9 books on each shelf.