Question

Josie has 43 animal books and 29 art books. She puts all the books on 8 shelves. She puts the same number of books on each shelf.

How many books does Josie put on each shelf? Enter the answer in the box.
books

Answer 1

She puts 9 books on each shelf.
43+29=72
72/8=9

Answer 2

9 books

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of animal books = 43

Number of art books = 29

So, total number of books

= Number of animal books + Number of art books

= 43 + 29

= 72

Number of books in each shelf, if divided equally

= Total number of books/Number of shelfs

= 72/8

= 9

So, each shelf has 9 books in it.