There were 525 books in a bookstore.
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 English. How many non-English books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
25 x
13=
215Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 25
= 35Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
35 x
23=
25
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
25 -
215= 1 -
615 -
215=
1515 -
815=
715Total number of books = 15 u
15 u = 525
1 u = 525 ÷ 15 = 35
Total number of non-English books
= 7 u
= 7 x 35
= 245
Answer(s): 245