Question

A textbook is 14/15 inch thick. How many

textbooks can be stacked on a shelf that is
56 inches high?

Answer 1

60 textbooks

Explanation:

1) 56*15:14=60

Answer 2

60 textbooks

Explanation:

To get the answer, you have to divide 56 by 14/15. What I'd do is id think of 56

as 56/1. I'd change 14/15 into a multiplicative inverse/reciprocal, ending up with 15/14. From there, id multiply 56/1 and 15/14, ending up with 840/14.Using long division, id do 840 divided by 14, ending up with 60.