Question

Josie has 43 animal books and 29 art books. she puts all the books on 8 shelves. She puts the same number of books on each shelf.
How many books does Josie put on each shelf?

Answer 1

Answer:

9

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 43 animal books 29 art books meaning there is a total of 72 books.

+1  

 4 3

   2 9

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     7  2

9 + 3=12 so add a 1 to 4 + 2 which= 6 + 1=7

And our answer is 72 .

If there are 8 shelves and each have same number of books then what is 72 divided by 8.

It= 9. to find out the answer even though we know we will use it's factors just to make sure our answer is correct.

9 x 1=9

9 x 2=18

9 x 3=27

And remember  the 9 represents the books and the number 9 is is timesing by is the shelf number.

9 x 4=36

9 x 5=45

9 x 6=54

9 x 7=63

And our last shelf 9  x 8=72

So there we go each shelf has 9 books on it.

Hope this helps have a great day:)