There were 483 books in a bookstore.
47 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
16 of the non-fiction books and
13 of the fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
47 x
16=
221Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 47
= 37Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
37 x
13=
17
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
17 -
221= 1 -
321 -
221=
2121 -
521=
1621Total number of books = 21 u
21 u = 483
1 u = 483 ÷ 21 = 23
Total number of non-English books
= 16 u
= 16 x 23
= 368
Answer(s): 368
