There were 975 books in a book shop.
35 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
35 of the fiction books and
12 of the non-fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
35 x
35=
925Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 35
= 25Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
25 x
12=
15
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
15 -
925= 1 -
525 -
925=
2525 -
1425=
1125Total number of books = 25 u
25 u = 975
1 u = 975 ÷ 25 = 39
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 11 u
= 11 x 39
= 429
Answer(s): 429