Question

a bookcase has two shelves the top shelf has 10 more than one-third the number of books on the bottom shelf there are 12 books on the bottom shelf how many books are on the top shelf

Answer 1

Answer: The number of books on the top shelf is 14.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A  bookcase has two shelves.

The number of books in the bottom shelf = 12

According to the question,

The number of books on the top self = $(\dfrac{1}{3})\times (\text{Number of books on the bottom shelf})+10$

$=\dfrac{1}{3}\times12+10\\\\=4+10\\\\=14$

Hence, the number of books on the top shelf is 14.

Answer 2

The answer should be 14, 10 plus 1/3 of 12