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?
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.