There were 1350 books in a bookstore.
13 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
45 of the fiction books and
14 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
=
13 x
45=
415Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 13
= 23Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
23 x
14=
16
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
16 -
415= 1 -
530 -
830=
3030 -
1330=
1730Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1350
1 u = 1350 ÷ 30 = 45
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 17 u
= 17 x 45
= 765
Answer(s): 765