A bookstore is reorganizing its books. All of the books are being removed from their shelves and put in different locations. There are y identical bookcases in the store. Each bookcase holds 62 books. Which expression shows the total number of books that can be stacked on all the bookcases? If there were 23 bookcases, how many books could be held in all?: *
Total number of books on y bookcases = y * 62
If y = 23, then
Total number of books on 23 bookcases = 23 * 62 = 1426
So, on 23 bookcases, 1426 books could be held in all.