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You have 137 books.you put your books on two bookshelves. Each shelf can hold up to 72 books.How many books can you put on each shelf?

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Answer:

Explanation:

On one shelf you can put 72 books.

On the other shelf you can then put

137 - 72

= 65 books.

Or you can put any number of books (between 66 and 70) books on one shelf and the difference between 137 and the first number on the other shelf)

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