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Jamar is trying to fit his encyclopedia on a shelf. Each book in his encyclopedia collection is 2 1/4 inches thick. The shelf is 2 1/2 feet wide. How many books will Jamar be able to fit?
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Jamar is trying to fit his encyclopedia on a shelf. Each book in his encyclopedia collection is 2 1/4 inches thick. The shelf is 2 1/2 feet wide. How many books will Jamar be able to fit?

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Don't forget to convert both measurements into inches.

2 1/2 feet=30 inches.
30/2.25=13 1/3

Since you can't fit 1/3 of a book, Jamar can fit 13 books.

Hope this helps!
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