There were 875 books in a library.
15 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
35 of the fiction books and
14 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
=
15 x
35=
325Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 15
= 45Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
45 x
14=
15
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
15 -
325= 1 -
525 -
325=
2525 -
825=
1725Total number of books = 25 u
25 u = 875
1 u = 875 ÷ 25 = 35
Total number of non-English books
= 17 u
= 17 x 35
= 595
Answer(s): 595
