Question

A carpenter uses 65 shelves to make 13 bookcases. She uses the same number of shelves for each bookcase.

How many shelves are used for each bookcase?
Are 32 shelves enough for 6 more bookcases?
Please answer BOTH QUESTIONS.

Answer 1

65 divided by 13 = 5

Explanation:

Answer 2

There’s are 5 shelves used in each bookcase. You can find that but doing 65 divided by 13 =5
To make six more bookcases, you can find how many you need by doing 6 times 5 = 30

There’s are 5 shelves used in each bookcase
32 is enough shelves to make 6 more bookcases