There were 675 books in a book shop.
25 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
13 of the fiction books and
23 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
=
25 x
13=
215Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 25
= 35Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
35 x
23=
25
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
25 -
215= 1 -
615 -
215=
1515 -
815=
715Total number of books = 15 u
15 u = 675
1 u = 675 ÷ 15 = 45
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 7 u
= 7 x 45
= 315
Answer(s): 315
