Question

Cheryl is organizing her movie collection. If each movie case is

7 inch wide, how many movies can fit on a shelf 5 feet wide?​

Answer 1

The number of movies that can can fit on shelf of 5 feet is 9 .

Explanation:

Given as :

The measure of each movies case = 7 inches wide

Let the number of movies for 5 feet wide = n

Now ,

∵ 1 feet = 12 inches

∴ 5 feet = 12 × 5 = 60 inches

I.e 5 feet = 60 inches

Now, Again

For 7 inches wide , the number of movies = 1

So, for 1 inch wide case, the number of movies =
`(1)/(7)`

∴ For 60 inches wide case, the number of movies =
`(1)/(7)` × 60

I.e For 60 inches wide case, the number of movies = 8.57 ≈ 9

Hence the number of movies that can can fit on shelf of 5 feet is 9 . Answer