BEST ANSWER WILL BE MARKED BRAINLIEST Taylor has 27 books in her book collection. She keeps 1 book beside her bed and keeps the remaining books in a bookcase. She can fit up to 8 books on a shelf. What is the least number of shelves Taylor needs for all her books?

4 shelves

Step-by-step explanation:

First you will have to subtract the one she keeps by her bed.

27 - 1 = 26 to be put on a shelf.

To find the least number of shelves needed, you will divided the total left by eight:

26 ÷ 8 = 3.25

She can fill 3 shelves completely and still have books left over. So she needs at least 4 shelves!

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{x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

step-by-step explanation:

solve the following system:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

in the first equation, look to solve for y:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

subtract 2 x from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

substitute y = -2 x - 2 into the second equation:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = -2

10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = (6 x + 6) + 10 x = 16 x + 6:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

in the second equation, look to solve for x:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

subtract 6 from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x = -8

divide both sides by 16:

{y = -2 x - 2

{x = -1/2

substitute x = -1/2 into the first equation:

{y = -1

{x = -1/2

collect results in alphabetical order:

answer:   {x = -1/2 ,   y = -1