There were 1104 books in a book shop.
12 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
23 of the fiction books and
14 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
12 x
23=
13Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
12 x
14=
18
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
18 -
13= 1 -
324 -
824=
2424 -
1124=
1324Total number of books = 24 u
24 u = 1104
1 u = 1104 ÷ 24 = 46
Total number of non-English books
= 13 u
= 13 x 46
= 598
Answer(s): 598
