Question

a bookcase has two shelves the top shelf has 10 more than one-third the number of books on the bottom shelf there are 12 books on the bottom shelf how many books are on the top shelf

Answer 1

the answer should be 14, 10 plus 1/3 of 12

Answer 2

Answer: The number of books on the top shelf is 14.

Explanation:

Given : A bookcase has two shelves.

The number of books in the bottom shelf = 12

According to the question,

The number of books on the top self =
`((1)/(3))* (\text{Number of books on the bottom shelf})+10`

`=(1)/(3)*12+10\\\\=4+10\\\\=14`

Hence, the number of books on the top shelf is 14.