Consider the problem: A set of books that are each 1.5 inches wide are being organized on a bookshelf that is 36 inches wide. How many books can fit on the shelf? a. Complete the multiplication equation and the division equation to represent the situation. Use a ? to represent the unknown in the equation. Write your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth if necessary.

multiplication equation: ? • (
) =

division equation:
÷
= ?

b. How many books can fit on the shelf? Use a diagram, if needed.

books

Jonathan pays $1.90 per pound for potatoes. he buys 8.3 pounds of potatoes. he determines that he will pay $15.77, before tax, for the potatoes. which best describes the reasonableness of jonathan’s solution? jonathan’s answer is reasonable because there are two decimal places in the factors and two in the product. jonathan’s answer is unreasonable because there are three decimal places in the factors and two in the product. jonathan’s answer is reasonable because is 16, and 16 is close to 15.77. jonathan’s answer is unreasonable because is 8, and 8 is not very close to 15.77.

Kathy spent 5/8 of her money on books and another 1/6 of her money on stationeries.what fraction of kathy’s money was left?

Atown has a population of 17000 and grows at 2.5% every year. to the nearest year, how long will it be until the population will reach 19600?