document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=503540>Question 503540</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a bookshelf is 36 inches wide,how many books each measuring 1 1/2 inches wide can be used to fill the shelf? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #339276 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=339276\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 1/2 = 1 + 1/2 = 2/2 + 1/2 = 3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 1 1/2 = 3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide 36 into 3/2 to get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(36)/(3/2) = (36/1)/(3/2) = (36/1)*(2/3) = (36*2)/(1*3) = 72/3 = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you can fit 24 books. </SPAN>\n" );
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