There were 252 books in a book shop.
14 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
13 of the non-fiction books and
23 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
=
14 x
13=
112Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 14
= 34Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
34 x
23=
12
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
12 -
112= 1 -
612 -
112=
1212 -
712=
512Total number of books = 12 u
12 u = 252
1 u = 252 ÷ 12 = 21
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 5 u
= 5 x 21
= 105
Answer(s): 105