Question

a bookstore has 52 books about gardening. three fourths of the books are paperbacks how many paperback books about gardening does the store have..​

Answer 1

39

Explanation:

Based on the given conditions, formulate:
`52` ·
`(3)/(4)`

Cross out the common factor:
`13` ·
`39`

Calculate the product or quotient:
`39`

Answer:
`39`

Answer 2

The store has 39 paperback books.

Explanation:

We can do 52 times .75 to find this or do 52/4 to find 1/4 of the books then multiply that by three. That would be 52/4=13 13*3=39.