There were 1020 books in a library.
15 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
56 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
=
15 x
56=
16Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 15
= 45Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
45 x
13=
415
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
415 -
16= 1 -
830 -
530=
3030 -
1330=
1730Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1020
1 u = 1020 ÷ 30 = 34
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 17 u
= 17 x 34
= 578
Answer(s): 578
