There were 1134 books in a library.
19 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
13 of the non-fiction books and
14 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
=
19 x
13=
127Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 19
= 89Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
89 x
14=
29
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
29 -
127= 1 -
627 -
127=
2727 -
727=
2027Total number of books = 27 u
27 u = 1134
1 u = 1134 ÷ 27 = 42
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 20 u
= 20 x 42
= 840
Answer(s): 840