There were 300 books in a book shop.
12 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
15 of the fiction books and
25 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
12 x
15=
110Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
12 x
25=
15
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
15 -
110= 1 -
210 -
110=
1010 -
310=
710Total number of books = 10 u
10 u = 300
1 u = 300 ÷ 10 = 30
Total number of non-English books
= 7 u
= 7 x 30
= 210
Answer(s): 210