3/2 because you divide both by 2
46%d+57%y=55%x42
x+y=42
Find y
x=42-y
46%(42-y)+57%y=23.1
19.31-46%y+57%y=23.1
11%y=23.1-19.31
11%y=3.79
y=34
The answer is D
7 is the most amount of books that would fit on a 18 inch shelf
Think of it this way: your friend is thinking of a year, and you have to guess which. She has told you the year is in the 20th century (1900s).
There are 100 years in the 20th century (1901-1999 plus 1900).
There can be 100 possibilities