There were 1175 books in a book shop.
15 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
15 of the non-fiction books and
34 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
=
15 x
15=
125Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 15
= 45Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
45 x
34=
35
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
35 -
125= 1 -
1525 -
125=
2525 -
1625=
925Total number of books = 25 u
25 u = 1175
1 u = 1175 ÷ 25 = 47
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 9 u
= 9 x 47
= 423
Answer(s): 423