There were 392 books in a book shop.
14 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
12 of the fiction books and
13 of the non-fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
14 x
12=
18Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 14
= 34Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
34 x
13=
14
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
14 -
18= 1 -
28 -
18=
88 -
38=
58Total number of books = 8 u
8 u = 392
1 u = 392 ÷ 8 = 49
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 5 u
= 5 x 49
= 245
Answer(s): 245