A question for the math type here

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by hank2222, Oct 15, 2017.


  1. hank2222

    hank2222 Monkey+++

    here the question
    If a bookcase is 7ft tall -x-17ft long-x-2ft deep .each shelf is 1ft tall.
    How many books will fit on them
    I’m rethinking my cabin bookcase since I’m downsizing again
    My is good but not ok in some area .so I’m downsizing in some area
     
  2. BTPost

    BTPost Stumpy Old Fart,Deadman Walking, Snow Monkey Moderator

    I would only need to know how thick the Books are, to do that calculation...
     
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  3. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    2 ft deep is pretty deep for something close to an "average" book. Unless you are going two deep ===
     
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  4. hank2222

    hank2222 Monkey+++

    One row is for all the technical books with them beening stacked two deep and if allowed on top of the boos itself and the other 5-shelf’s are for paperback novels By people I like to read
    Paperback novels are 4.”inch wide-x-6.”inch’s tall.by my adding it up I can get between 2000 to 3000-paperback novels on the 5 shelf’s .im just trying get some idea about it
     
  5. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    Still need the average thickness of the books.
     
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  6. john316

    john316 Monkey+++

    a little under 238 cubic feet of books
     
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  7. Seacowboys

    Seacowboys Senior Member Founding Member

    I miss my Encyclopedias. The Super-highway version convinced me the space could be better utilized, then the Information super highway became the information Super Market. I would have a hard time convincing myself to down-size my printed library.
     
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  8. 3M-TA3

    3M-TA3 Cold Wet Monkey

    The great thing about encyclopedias is that they don't get revised with new politically correct information when you aren't reading them.
     
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  9. Altoidfishfins

    Altoidfishfins Monkey+++ Site Supporter+

    ...and history rewritten with an anti-American slant.
     
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