bob has 3 bookshelves that hold a total of 27 books. he adds a fourth shelf and now has 36 books. if he adds 2 more shelves ,how

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bazaltina [42]

3 years ago

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bob has 3 bookshelves that hold a total of 27 books. he adds a fourth shelf and now has 36 books. if he adds 2 more shelves ,how

many books can he have in total?

Mathematics

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kotykmax [81] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-25T20:32:05+03:00

kotykmax [81]3 years ago

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Based on the given information, each shelf can hold 9 books. (27/3 = 9) That means 2 additional shelves will hold 18 books. Add 18 to 36 to find the total, which is 54.
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