There were 735 books in a book shop.
12 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
23 of the fiction books and
25 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
12 x
23=
13Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
12 x
25=
15
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
15 -
13= 1 -
315 -
515=
1515 -
815=
715Total number of books = 15 u
15 u = 735
1 u = 735 ÷ 15 = 49
Total number of non-English books
= 7 u
= 7 x 49
= 343
Answer(s): 343