Jerry had 1 action figures and 47 books on a shelf in his room. Later he added 36 more action figures to the shelf. How many more books than action figures were on his shelf?
Jerry had 1 action figure and 47 books on a shelf in his room. 

This means that the ratio of action figures to books is 1:47. 

Later he added 36 more action figures to the shelf. 

This means that the ratio of action figures to books is now 37:47. 

To find out how many more books than action figures were on his shelf, we need to find the difference in the number of action figures and the number of books. 

37 - 1 = 36 more action figures 
47 - 36 = 11 more books 

Therefore, there were 11 more books than action figures on Jerry's shelf.