A book shelf is 1 m wide. Joe wants to place a set of books across the shelf. He has 20 books. Each book is 5.2 cm wide. Will he have enough space for all the books?

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Dum · Answer 1 · 2021-04-07T11:23:31+0000

Answer:

Only 19 books

Explanation:

1m=100cm

1 book attains 5.2cm

x books attain 100cm

Do cross multiplication and then u will get answer as 19.23

books can't be in decimals

So answer is 19 books