Answer:
[tex]17.5\ \text{feet}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
A bookcase has 5 bookshelves. Each bookshelf is 42 inches long.
Total bookshelf length in the book case = [tex]5\times 42=210\ \text{inches}[/tex]
[tex]1\ \text{feet}=12\ \text{inches}\\\Rightarrow 1\ \text{inch}=\dfrac{1}{12}\ \text{feet}[/tex]
[tex]210\ \text{feet}=210\times \dfrac{1}{12}=17.5\ \text{feet}[/tex]
The bookcase has a total shelf space of [tex]17.5\ \text{feet}[/tex].
*One bookshelf has a space of [tex]\dfrac{42}{12}=3.5\ \text{feet}[/tex].
