Just multiply 1/6 it's the scale factor so it'll tell you how you will shrink or enlarge the length
The answer would be 901 because they said what is the least number they would need to read and their goal is MORE than 900. The amount of books that they already had is useless information (Ignore). They love giving trick questions. :)
Answer:
Insert non-suspicious whistling
$36 x 1.07 = $38.52
The cost will be $38.52
Tax on this is $2.52