Question 66805: BOOKS A LIBRARY HAS 14,588 BOOKS WHICH FILL ITS 313 EQUAL-SIZE SHELVES. NEW SHELVES OF WHAT IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF BOOKS PER SHELF? THE LIBRARY PLANS TO INSTALL 50 NEW SHELVES OF THIS SIZE. WRITE AND SOLVE AN EQUATION TO ESTIMATE HOW MANY MORE BOOKS THE LIBRARY WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! BOOKS A LIBRARY HAS 14,588 BOOKS WHICH FILL ITS 313 EQUAL-SIZE SHELVES. NEW SHELVES OF WHAT IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF BOOKS PER SHELF?
14,588/313= 46.61 books per shelf
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THE LIBRARY PLANS TO INSTALL 50 NEW SHELVES OF THIS SIZE. WRITE AND SOLVE AN EQUATION TO ESTIMATE HOW MANY MORE BOOKS THE LIBRARY WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD.
50*(14,588/313)=2330.35 additional books.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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