There were 1250 books in a library.
15 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
45 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
=
15 x
45=
425Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 15
= 45Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
45 x
12=
25
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
25 -
425= 1 -
1025 -
425=
2525 -
1425=
1125Total number of books = 25 u
25 u = 1250
1 u = 1250 ÷ 25 = 50
Total number of non-English books
= 11 u
= 11 x 50
= 550
Answer(s): 550
