There were 693 books in a book shop.
47 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
23 of the non-fiction books and
13 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
47 x
23=
821Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 47
= 37Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
37 x
13=
17
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
17 -
821= 1 -
321 -
821=
2121 -
1121=
1021Total number of books = 21 u
21 u = 693
1 u = 693 ÷ 21 = 33
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 10 u
= 10 x 33
= 330
Answer(s): 330