HELP!     Mr johnson needs a shelf to hold a set of textbooks, each [tex] 1\frac{3}{4} [/tex] inches wide. How many books will fit on a 35- inch - long shelf?

a) 23 books
b) 21 books
c) 61 books
d) 20 books

Respuesta :

bobeld
How many 1 3/4 inches are there in 35 inches?
Or in math talk:

35" ÷  1  3/4
The answer is that 20 books will fit on the shelf.
I used a calculator and used 1.75 instead of 1  3/4