Question

A carpenter uses 65 shelves to make 13 bookcases. She uses the same number of shelves for each bookcase.

How many shelves are used for each bookcase? (hint: 65 ÷ 13)
Are 32 shelves enough for 6 more bookcases? (yes or no)

Answer 1

First, we would need to figure out how many shelves are needed to build 1 bookcase. To do that, you would need to divide the number of shelves by the number of bookcases it can make.

65 ÷ 13 = 5

Now we know, it takes 5 shelves to build a single bookcase.  The next step would be to find out how many shelves it would take to build 6 more bookcases.  To find the answer, you would multiply the number of shelves it takes to build 1 bookcase by the number of bookcases that need to be built.

5 x 6 = 30

So, yes, 32 shelves would be more than enough to build 6 more bookcases.

Answer 2

Answer:

5 shelves for each bookcase 65 divided by 13 is 5.

yes!

Step-by-step explanation:

65 divided by 13 is 5. To double check 13 times 5 is 65.

Yes that is enough because if you use 5 shelves per bookcase 6 divided by 5 is 30 you have an extra 2 books!