There were 714 books in a book shop.
47 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
16 of the non-fiction books and
23 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
47 x
16=
221Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 47
= 37Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
37 x
23=
27
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
27 -
221= 1 -
621 -
221=
2121 -
821=
1321Total number of books = 21 u
21 u = 714
1 u = 714 ÷ 21 = 34
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 13 u
= 13 x 34
= 442
Answer(s): 442
