Question 7

Marisol has 75 books.

Marisol has 5 times as many books as Jerry, and since Jerry has 15 books, we can calculate Marisol's total by multiplying 15 by 5, resulting in 75 books.

A) 10

This option is incorrect because it suggests that Marisol has only 10 books. Given that Jerry has 15 books, for Marisol to have only 10 would contradict the information that she has 5 times as many as Jerry.

B) 20

This option is also incorrect. If Marisol had 20 books, that would mean she has less than 5 times the number of books Jerry has, which is not consistent with the problem statement that specifies she has 5 times Jerry's total.

C) 75

This is the correct option. To find how many books Marisol has, we multiply the number of books Jerry has (15) by 5, which equals 75. This aligns perfectly with the condition given in the question.

D) 225

This option is incorrect. Claiming that Marisol has 225 books would imply that she has 15 times as many books as Jerry, not 5 times, which contradicts the information provided in the question.

Conclusion

The correct answer is 75 books, as it accurately reflects the calculation based on the given information that Marisol has 5 times the number of books Jerry possesses. All other options are incorrect due to miscalculations or misinterpretation of the relationship between the number of books each person has.