There were 648 books in a library.
13 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
23 of the fiction books and
14 of the non-fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
13 x
23=
29Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 13
= 23Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
23 x
14=
16
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
16 -
29= 1 -
318 -
418=
1818 -
718=
1118Total number of books = 18 u
18 u = 648
1 u = 648 ÷ 18 = 36
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 11 u
= 11 x 36
= 396
Answer(s): 396
