A shelf can support 3 and 3/4 pounds.

Part A: if a book weighs 3/8 of a pound, how many books can it hold?

Part B: if you add more support so the shelf can now hold 5 and 1/4 pounds, how many books can the shelf hold now? Show your work.

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Brock

Mathematics

30 September, 08:21

A shelf can support 3 and 3/4 pounds.

Part A: if a book weighs 3/8 of a pound, how many books can it hold?

Part B: if you add more support so the shelf can now hold 5 and 1/4 pounds, how many books can the shelf hold now? Show your work.

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Janet Shannon · Answer 1

Part a: ten books. because 3.75 equals 15/4 or 30/8. 10 3/8's fit into 30/8, so 10 books

part b: do basically the same thing and you will get 14 books though

A shelf can support 3 and 3/4 pounds.Part A: if a book weighs 3/8 of a pound, how many books can it hold?Part B: if you add more support so the shelf can now hold 5 and 1/4 pounds, how many books can the shelf hold now? Show your work.

A shelf can support 3 and 3/4 pounds.

Part A: if a book weighs 3/8 of a pound, how many books can it hold?

Part B: if you add more support so the shelf can now hold 5 and 1/4 pounds, how many books can the shelf hold now? Show your work.