There were 768 books in a library.
14 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 library?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
14 x
16=
124Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 14
= 34Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
34 x
13=
14
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
14 -
124= 1 -
624 -
124=
2424 -
724=
1724Total number of books = 24 u
24 u = 768
1 u = 768 ÷ 24 = 32
Total number of non-English books
= 17 u
= 17 x 32
= 544
Answer(s): 544