There were 750 books in a library.
23 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
14 of the fiction books and
35 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
23 x
14=
16Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 23
= 13Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
13 x
35=
15
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
15 -
16= 1 -
630 -
530=
3030 -
1130=
1930Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 750
1 u = 750 ÷ 30 = 25
Total number of non-English books
= 19 u
= 19 x 25
= 475
Answer(s): 475