A set of eight built-in bookshelves is to be constructed in a room. The floor-to-ceiling clearance is 7 ft 5 in. Each shelf is 1 in. thick. An equal space is to be left between the shelves, the top shelf and the ceiling, and the bottom shelf and the floor. How many inches should there be between each shelf and the next? (There is no shelf against the ceiling and no shelf on the floor.)

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A set of eight built-in bookshelves is to be constructed in a room. The floor-to-ceiling clearance is 7 ft 5 in. Each shelf is 1 in. thick. An equal space is to be left between the shelves, the top shelf and the ceiling, and the bottom shelf and the floor. How many inches should there be between each shelf and the next? (There is no shelf against the ceiling and no shelf on the floor.)

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