The usable width on each shelf is 45 inches. If each book is 1/8 foot wide, how many books will fit on one shelf? One bookcase?

Question

This is the other question, Lastly determine the number of bookcases needed to be built to hold 800 books. Show the work!
Also, I tried everything but I didn't understand! Please help on both its due tomorrow!!!!!😓

Answer 1

Convert 1/8 foot to inches: 1/8 * 12 = ?

Then divide 45 by the width of each book.

 

Multiply by the number of shelves on each bookcase.

 

Once you have that, then you can divide 800 by your answer to get the number of bookcases.