If a shelf can support 3 3/4 pounds and a book weighs 3/8 of pound , how many books can the shelf hold?

3/8=.375

3 3/4=3.75

3.75 / 0.375 = 10

The shelf can support 10 books

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.