There were 1410 books in a library.
110 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
23 of the non-fiction books and
13 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
=
110 x
23=
115Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 110
= 910Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
910 x
13=
310
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
310 -
115= 1 -
930 -
230=
3030 -
1130=
1930Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1410
1 u = 1410 ÷ 30 = 47
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 19 u
= 19 x 47
= 893
Answer(s): 893
