Question

A novel is 11/16 inch thick. If there are two shelves, each 99 inches wide, how many novels will be able to fit on the two shelves?

Answer 1

First let's just combine the shelves to make it easier. 99 + 99 = 198.

We can simply divide 198 by 11/16 to get the answer. First let's convert 11/16 to a decimal.

11 divided by 16 is 0.6875

So 198 divided by 0.6875 is 288.

288 novels can fit on both the shelves.