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HELP! Mr johnson needs a shelf to hold a set of textbooks, each 1(3)/(4) inches wide. How many books will fit on a 35- inch - long shelf? a) 23 books b) 21 books c) 61 books d) 20 books
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HELP!     Mr johnson needs a shelf to hold a set of textbooks, each
1(3)/(4) inches wide. How many books will fit on a 35- inch - long shelf?

a) 23 books
b) 21 books
c) 61 books
d) 20 books

User Jaakko Karhu
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How many 1 3/4 inches are there in 35 inches?
Or in math talk:

35" ÷ 1 3/4
The answer is that 20 books will fit on the shelf.
I used a calculator and used 1.75 instead of 1 3/4




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