Allie builds a new bookcase with 8 shelves. She can put 30 books on each shelf. How many books can the bookcase hold?
the book case can hold a total of 240 books if it can hold 30 books on each shelf
Using the property of ratio and proportion problem is solved. Then Allie can put 240 books on eight shelves.
A ratio is an ordered couple of numbers a and b, written as a/b where b can not equal 0. A proportion is an equation in which two ratios are set equal to each other.
Given
Allie builds a new bookcase with 8 shelves.
She can put 30 books on each shelf.
She can put 30 books on one shelf. The x books are on eight shelves. Then according to the ratio and proportion.
\(\rm \dfrac{x}{8} = \dfrac{30}{1}\\\\x \ = 8 * 30\\\\x \ = 240\)
Thus, she can put 240 books on eight shelves.
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