Rick is organizing his bookshelf with 9 shelves. Four of the shelves can hold 12 books and the remaining shelves can hold 10 books. What is the maximum number of books the bookshelf can hold?
9 - 4 = 5
4 x 12 = 48
5 x 10 = 50
50 + 48 = 98
so if 4 shelves hold 12 each (that's 48 books) and five shelves can hold 10 (that's 50 books) add those and i believe thats it my man
To find the maximum number of books the bookshelf can hold, we need to calculate the total number of books each type of shelf can hold and then sum them up.
There are 4 shelves that can hold 12 books each, so they can hold a total of 4 shelves * 12 books/shelf = 48 books.
The remaining shelves can hold 10 books each, and since there are 9 shelves in total, the sum of these shelves is 9 shelves * 10 books/shelf = 90 books.
To get the total number of books that the bookshelf can hold, we sum up the number of books for each type of shelf: 48 books + 90 books = 138 books.
Therefore, the maximum number of books the bookshelf can hold is 138 books.