There were 460 books in a bookstore.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
15 of the non-fiction books and
12 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
15=
110Fraction 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 -
110= 1 -
520 -
220=
2020 -
720=
1320Total number of books = 20 u
20 u = 460
1 u = 460 ÷ 20 = 23
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 13 u
= 13 x 23
= 299
Answer(s): 299
