Register
A shelf can support 3 and 3/4 pounds. Part A: if a book weighs 3/8 of a pound, how many books can it hold? Part B: if you add more support so the shelf can now hold 5 and 1/4 pounds , how many books can
50.5k views
4 votes
A shelf can support 3 and 3/4 pounds.

Part A: if a book weighs 3/8 of a pound, how many books can it hold?
Part B: if you add more support so the shelf can now hold 5 and 1/4 pounds , how many books can the shelf hold now? Show your work.

User Alisher
by
7.8k points

1 Answer

2 votes
part a: ten books. because 3.75 equals 15/4 or 30/8. 10 3/8's fit into 30/8, so 10 books

part b: do basically the same thing and you will get 14 books though
User Trung Phan
by
7.3k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
What is .725 as a fraction
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A dealer sells a certain type of chair and a table for $40. He also sells the same sort of table and a desk for $83 or a chair and a desk for $77. Find the price of a chair, table, and of a desk.
The cost of 5 similar digital cameras and 3 similar video cameras is 3213. Each video camera costs 4 times as much as each digital camera. John buys a digital camera and a video camera. How much does he
Link Copied!