There were 483 books in a bookstore.
17 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
23 of the fiction books and
12 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
17 x
23=
221Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 17
= 67Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
67 x
12=
37
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
37 -
221= 1 -
921 -
221=
2121 -
1121=
1021Total number of books = 21 u
21 u = 483
1 u = 483 ÷ 21 = 23
Total number of non-English books
= 10 u
= 10 x 23
= 230
Answer(s): 230