There were 720 books in a bookstore.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
25 of the non-fiction books and
23 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
25=
15Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
23=
13
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
13 -
15= 1 -
515 -
315=
1515 -
815=
715Total number of books = 15 u
15 u = 720
1 u = 720 ÷ 15 = 48
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 7 u
= 7 x 48
= 336
Answer(s): 336
