204k views
4 votes
Need help with number 3

Need help with number 3-example-1
User Asaf Aviv
by
7.8k points

1 Answer

3 votes
A. 8 books per shelf.
So you find the greatest common denominator of 32 and 56.

(32)/(56) / 8 = (4)/(7)
B. 11 shelves
The max # of books per shelf would be 8.
4 shelves of mystery and 7 shelves of biography.
4 + 7 = 11

User Surya R Praveen
by
8.7k points