There were 1470 books in a bookstore.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
23 of the non-fiction books and
35 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
23=
13Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
35=
310
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
310 -
13= 1 -
930 -
1030=
3030 -
1930=
1130Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1470
1 u = 1470 ÷ 30 = 49
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 11 u
= 11 x 49
= 539
Answer(s): 539