There were 1500 books in a bookstore.
12 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
15 of the fiction books and
23 of the non-fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
15=
110Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
23=
13
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
13 -
110= 1 -
1030 -
330=
3030 -
1330=
1730Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1500
1 u = 1500 ÷ 30 = 50
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 17 u
= 17 x 50
= 850
Answer(s): 850