There were 336 books in a library.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
14 of the non-fiction books and
12 of the fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
12 x
14=
18Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
12 x
12=
14
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
14 -
18= 1 -
28 -
18=
88 -
38=
58Total number of books = 8 u
8 u = 336
1 u = 336 ÷ 8 = 42
Total number of non-English books
= 5 u
= 5 x 42
= 210
Answer(s): 210