There were 492 books in a library.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
12 of the non-fiction books and
23 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
12=
14Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
23=
13
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
13 -
14= 1 -
412 -
312=
1212 -
712=
512Total number of books = 12 u
12 u = 492
1 u = 492 ÷ 12 = 41
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 5 u
= 5 x 41
= 205
Answer(s): 205
