Question

Jamie is helping out in the school library. He needs to figure out how many shelves the library staff should order for a new reading corner. There are 378 books for the reading corner. Each shelf holds 50 books. The librarian wants to put all the books on shelves. How many shelves should the library order?

Answer 1

Jamie needs to order 8 shelves for the library's reading corner to accommodate all 378 books, as each shelf holds 50 books.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jamie is determining how many shelves the library staff should order for a new reading corner. To find out the number of shelves needed, we must divide the total number of books by the number of books each shelf can hold. There are 378 books, and each shelf holds 50 books. By dividing 378 by 50, we get 7.56, which means Jamie will need 8 shelves since you can't order a fraction of a shelf and all books need to be accommodated.

1. Identify the total number of books: 378 books.
2. Determine the capacity of each shelf: 50 books per shelf.
3. Divide the total number of books by the capacity of each shelf: 378 ÷ 50 = 7.56.
4. Since 7.56 is not a whole number, round up to the nearest whole number: Jamie needs 8 shelves.

Answer 2

8 shelves

Step-by-step explanation:

First do 378 divided by 50 then you when you get your answer (with remaining numbers) you add one more book case so 378 divided by 50 is 7 then you have a remainder 28 so add another shelf which is now 8 shelves!