There were 774 books in a book shop.
23 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
34 of the non-fiction books and
13 of the fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
23 x
34=
12Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 23
= 13Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
13 x
13=
19
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
19 -
12= 1 -
218 -
918=
1818 -
1118=
718Total number of books = 18 u
18 u = 774
1 u = 774 ÷ 18 = 43
Total number of non-English books
= 7 u
= 7 x 43
= 301
Answer(s): 301
