There were 960 books in a library.
35 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
56 of the non-fiction books and
16 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
=
35 x
56=
12Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 35
= 25Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
25 x
16=
115
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
115 -
12= 1 -
230 -
1530=
3030 -
1730=
1330Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 960
1 u = 960 ÷ 30 = 32
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 13 u
= 13 x 32
= 416
Answer(s): 416
