Question

Renu works in a restaurant. She wants to arrange some plates on a shelf which is 12 cm in height. The height (thickness) of a pile of 10 plates is 5 cm. Help her find out the maximum number of plates that she will be able to put on the shelf. (Hint: First find the thickness of 1 plate and then find the number of plates that can be arranged in the shelf.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

10 plates = 5 cm. So, 1 plate= 0.5cm.

Shelf height = 12cm; So no. of plates = 12/0.5 = 24