There were 768 books in a library.
14 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
13 of the fiction books and
12 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
14 x
13=
112Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 14
= 34Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
34 x
12=
38
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
38 -
112= 1 -
924 -
224=
2424 -
1124=
1324Total number of books = 24 u
24 u = 768
1 u = 768 ÷ 24 = 32
Total number of non-English books
= 13 u
= 13 x 32
= 416
Answer(s): 416