There were 440 books in a library.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
45 of the non-fiction books and
12 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
45=
25Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
12=
14
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
14 -
25= 1 -
520 -
820=
2020 -
1320=
720Total number of books = 20 u
20 u = 440
1 u = 440 ÷ 20 = 22
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 7 u
= 7 x 22
= 154
Answer(s): 154
