Final answer:
Susan has 5 shelves, and after donating books from one shelf, she multiplies the remaining shelves by 1 (still 5) and the donated shelf by 0 (now 0). She has 5 shelves, with one empty.
Step-by-step explanation:
Here is a word problem that involves multiplying with 1 or 0:
Susan has 5 shelves of storybooks in her room. Each shelf has the same number of storybooks. On Monday, she donated all the storybooks on one of her shelves to a local library. How many shelves of storybooks does Susan have now?
To solve this word problem, you would first identify the total number of shelves Susan had initially, which is 5. Since she donated the storybooks on one shelf, she multiplies the number of shelves she has now by 1 (because 1 shelf is left untouched), which is still 5. Then, because she donates one shelf of books, you would multiply the donated shelf by 0, symbolizing that she no longer has books on that shelf. So, 5 remaining shelves multiplied by 1 remains 5, and the donated shelf multiplied by 0 is 0. Hence, she still has 5 shelves, but one shelf is now empty.