Q:

Samantha has a shelf that is 95 over 4 inches wide. How many books can Samantha arrange on the shelf if each book is 5 over 4 inches thick? 29, because the number of books is 95 over 4 multiplied by 5 over 4 28, because the number of books is 95 over 4 divided by 4 over 5 19, because the number of books is 95 over 4 divided by 5 over 4 17, because the number of books is 95 over 4 multiplied by 4 over 5

Accepted Solution

A:
namely, how many times does 5/4 go into 95/4?   well, let's just divide,

[tex]\bf \cfrac{\quad \frac{95}{4}\quad }{\frac{5}{4}}\implies \cfrac{95}{\underline{4}}\cdot \cfrac{\underline{4}}{5}\implies \cfrac{95}{5}\implies 19[/tex]