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Which call number (book) would be first on the shelf? A. QH 541 .F5 2017 B. QH 541 .C3 2014 C. QH 541 .C25 2014

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Which call number (book) would be first on the shelf?

A. QH 541 .F5 2017
B. QH 541 .C3 2014
C. QH 541 .C25 2014

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Solution

The call number that would be first on the shelf is B. QH 541 .C3 2014.

Here's why:

Library books are often organized by the Library of Congress Classification System. In this system, books are organized first by letters (in alphabetical order), then by numbers (in numerical order), and then by the following letters and numbers.

In this case, all three books start with the same letters and numbers (QH 541), so we look to the next part of the call number for differentiation.

The next part of the call number is a letter. The options are F, C, and C. In the alphabet, C comes before F, so

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