There were 1320 books in a book shop.
15 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
12 of the fiction books and
13 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
15 x
12=
110Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 15
= 45Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
45 x
13=
415
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
415 -
110= 1 -
830 -
330=
3030 -
1130=
1930Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1320
1 u = 1320 ÷ 30 = 44
Total number of non-English books
= 19 u
= 19 x 44
= 836
Answer(s): 836