you have 60 cd cases that you would like to store on the shelf shown. if each cd case is 3/8 inch wide, is there enough room on the shelf for the cd cases? explain your reasoning
no way to tell. But you will need 60 * 3/8 = 22.5 inches
To determine if there is enough room on the shelf for the CD cases, we need to calculate the total width needed to store all 60 CD cases.
Each CD case is 3/8 inch wide.
Multiply the width of each CD case by the number of CD cases to find the total width needed.
Total width needed = (3/8 inch) * 60 = 45 inches
Now, compare the total width needed (45 inches) with the width of the shelf. If the shelf's width is greater than or equal to 45 inches, then there is enough room on the shelf for the CD cases.
If there is not enough room, you may need to consider alternative storage options or arrange the CD cases in a way that maximizes the available space on the shelf.
To determine if there is enough room on the shelf for the CD cases, we need to calculate the total width of the CD cases and compare it to the available space on the shelf.
Given that each CD case is 3/8 inch wide, we can calculate the total width of all the CD cases by multiplying the width of a single case (3/8 inch) by the number of cases (60):
Total width = (3/8 inch) * 60
To simplify this calculation, we can first convert the fraction 3/8 to decimal form:
Total width = (0.375 inch) * 60
Now, we can multiply these two numbers together to get the total width:
Total width = 22.5 inch
Hence, the total width of all 60 CD cases is 22.5 inches.
To see if there is enough room on the shelf, we compare this total width with the available space on the shelf. If the total width is less than or equal to the width of the shelf, then there is enough room for the CD cases. Otherwise, there isn't enough space.
Unfortunately, the width of the shelf is not provided in the question. Therefore, we cannot determine whether there is enough room on the shelf for the CD cases without this information.