There were 1269 books in a library.
59 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
23 of the non-fiction books and
34 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
59 x
23=
1027Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 59
= 49Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
49 x
34=
13
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
13 -
1027= 1 -
927 -
1027=
2727 -
1927=
827Total number of books = 27 u
27 u = 1269
1 u = 1269 ÷ 27 = 47
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 8 u
= 8 x 47
= 376
Answer(s): 376
