There were 840 books in a bookstore.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
16 of the non-fiction books and
34 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
16=
112Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
34=
38
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
38 -
112= 1 -
924 -
224=
2424 -
1124=
1324Total number of books = 24 u
24 u = 840
1 u = 840 ÷ 24 = 35
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 13 u
= 13 x 35
= 455
Answer(s): 455