There were 312 books in a book shop.
13 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
14 of the non-fiction books and
34 of the fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
13 x
14=
112Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 13
= 23Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
23 x
34=
12
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
12 -
112= 1 -
612 -
112=
1212 -
712=
512Total number of books = 12 u
12 u = 312
1 u = 312 ÷ 12 = 26
Total number of non-English books
= 5 u
= 5 x 26
= 130
Answer(s): 130
