Question

Landon is building new bookshelves for his bookstore's new mystery section. Each shelf can hold 36 books. There are 1,260 mystery books. How many shelves will he need to build?

Answer 1

35 shelves

Explanation:

If each shelf holds 36 books and there are a total of 1,260 books, divide 1,260 by 36 to get the number of shelves needed. 1,260/36 = 35 shelves. Think of it like 36 books per shelf and 35 shelves, 36*35 = 1,260.