Question
DVD cases are 9/16 inch wide.. If Juan has 60 DVDs how many will fit on one shelf. Shelves are 2 1/2 ft long.
Answers
Ms. Sue
2 1/2 feet = 30 inches
30/(9/16)
30 * (16/9) = ____ DVDs
30/(9/16)
30 * (16/9) = ____ DVDs
Ty
I don't understand the 30/(9/16) and after.
Ms. Sue
30/(9/16) means 30 inches divided by 9/16 inch.
When we divide with a fraction, we must turn it upside down and multiply.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/fractions_division.html
When we divide with a fraction, we must turn it upside down and multiply.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/fractions_division.html
Ty
I got 53
Ms. Sue
You are right. Juan can put 53 DVDs on the shelf.
Ty
Thank you Ms. Sue.
Ms. Sue
You're welcome, Ty.