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A carpenter uses 65 shelves to make 13 bookcases. She uses the same number of shelves for each bookcase. Are 32 shelves enough to build 6 more bookcases.

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65/13 = 5

6 x 5 = 30

yes, it is enough
User Omar Hussein
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Hello There!

First work out the number of shelves per bookcase:
65/13 = 5
It is 5 shelves per bookcase.
6 x 5 = 30.
Therefore 32 shelves are enough to make 6 bookcases.

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