There were 736 books in a bookstore.
14 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
34 of the fiction books and
12 of the non-fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
14 x
34=
316Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 14
= 34Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
34 x
12=
38
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
38 -
316= 1 -
616 -
316=
1616 -
916=
716Total number of books = 16 u
16 u = 736
1 u = 736 ÷ 16 = 46
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 7 u
= 7 x 46
= 322
Answer(s): 322