There were 840 books in a book shop.
13 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
12 of the fiction books and
35 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
=
13 x
12=
16Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 13
= 23Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
23 x
35=
25
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
25 -
16= 1 -
1230 -
530=
3030 -
1730=
1330Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 840
1 u = 840 ÷ 30 = 28
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 13 u
= 13 x 28
= 364
Answer(s): 364