There were 1372 books in a book shop.
17 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
34 of the fiction books and
12 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
=
17 x
34=
328Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 17
= 67Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
67 x
12=
37
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
37 -
328= 1 -
1228 -
328=
2828 -
1528=
1328Total number of books = 28 u
28 u = 1372
1 u = 1372 ÷ 28 = 49
Total number of non-English books
= 13 u
= 13 x 49
= 637
Answer(s): 637
