document.write( "Question 1170227: A bookshelf is 3 1/2 feet long. Each book on the shelf is 5/8 inches wide. How many books will fit on the shelf? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "1 foot = 12 inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3 feet = 36 inches\r\n" );
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document.write( "3 1/2 feet = 42 inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of books =  =  =  = 67.2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "As a last step, we round the value of 67.2 to the closest LESSER integer number and get the\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  67 books.\r\n" );
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