There were 248 books in a book shop.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
34 of the non-fiction books and
12 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
34=
38Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
12=
14
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
14 -
38= 1 -
28 -
38=
88 -
58=
38Total number of books = 8 u
8 u = 248
1 u = 248 ÷ 8 = 31
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 3 u
= 3 x 31
= 93
Answer(s): 93
