If you add more support so the shelf can now hold 5 1/4 pound, how many books can the shelf hold now? Show your work

Question:

A book weights 3/8 of a pound and a shelf can support pounds.  If you add more support, so the shelf can now hold pound, how many books can the shelf hold now? Show your work

14 books

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Required

Determine the number of books the shelf can now hold.

From the question, we understand that the shelf can initially hold pounds.

However, with more supports; the shelf can now hold up to pound

The number of books it can hold is calculated by dividing the amount of pound the shelf can now hold with the weight of 1 book.

Convert mixed number to improper fraction

Change the division symbol to multiplication

This implies that the shelf can now hold 14 books

d is the correct answer

step-by-step explanation:

x= 8 because 3x = 3 * 8, and 3*8 = 24

3

step-by-step explanation:

in standard form:

a= dictionaries

b= maps

you have to buy 3 dictionaries, so put a 3 next to the a (dictionaries) so that you can multiply them by each other.

a3+b= 60 (the amount of money you have)

we already know the cost of a=15 so replace a with $15

($15 x 3)+b=60

multiply 15 and 3 to get $45 and replace it with $45

45+b=60

and then replace b with 15 to get the total:

45+15=60

that means you have $15 left after buying 3 dictionaries.

15 divided by the cost of a map ($5) equals 3.

so you can buy 3 maps.

sorry if it was confusing!