If the average record is on-half inch thick: a. How many records will a shelf-filing system accommodate if each unit of a 4-unit system has 5 shelves and holds 35 inches of filed charts? b. If two additional units are purchased, how many charts can be filed? c. If the average record is 3/4 inch thick, how many charts will the original 4 units hold?

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Section6.2: Writing And Solving Problems
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If the average record is on-half inch thick:

a. How many records will a shelf-filing system accommodate if each unit of a 4-unit system has 5 shelves and holds 35 inches of filed charts?

b. If two additional units are purchased, how many charts can be filed?

c. If the average record is 3/4 inch thick, how many charts will the original 4 units hold?

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