There were 276 books in a library.
12 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
12 of the fiction books and
13 of the non-fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
12=
14Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
13=
16
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
16 -
14= 1 -
212 -
312=
1212 -
512=
712Total number of books = 12 u
12 u = 276
1 u = 276 ÷ 12 = 23
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 7 u
= 7 x 23
= 161
Answer(s): 161