There were 1290 books in a book shop.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
25 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
=
12 x
25=
15Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
13=
16
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
16 -
15= 1 -
530 -
630=
3030 -
1130=
1930Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1290
1 u = 1290 ÷ 30 = 43
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 19 u
= 19 x 43
= 817
Answer(s): 817