SOLUTION: All of M. Newsome's books were published in volumes exactly 5 in. wide and 8 in. high. How many of his volumes could be put in a sqauare that is 45 in. wide and 48in. high?

Question 569568: All of M. Newsome's books were published in volumes exactly 5 in. wide and 8 in. high. How many of his volumes could be put in a sqauare that is 45 in. wide and 48in. high?
Answer by KMST(5398) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I guess you have a rectangular end table, 45 inches by 48 inches (It�s not a square if the sides� lengths are different).
You can place books side by side with the 5 inch book side with along the 45 inch rectangle side until you have a row of 9 books
covering (with a row 8 inches high) the 45 inch width:
inches = inches
You add rows like that, one after the other and after a total of 6 rows, the whole 48 inch are covered: 6(8�)=48�
inches = inches
The layer of books covering the 45 inches by 48 inches space would look like this:

You placed a total of 9(6)=54 books on the table, 6 rows of 9.
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