Question

John has a bookcase with 5 shelves. There are k books on each shelf. Using k , write an expression for the total number of books.

Answer 1

Total number of books = 5(k)

Explanation:

There are a total of 5 shelves in a bookcase. K is the number of books in each shelf. You would multiply the number of shelves (5) by the number of books (k) on each shelf to get the total amount of books in the bookcase.