There were 345 books in a bookstore.
13 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
35 of the non-fiction books and
12 of the fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
13 x
35=
15Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 13
= 23Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
23 x
12=
13
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
13 -
15= 1 -
515 -
315=
1515 -
815=
715Total number of books = 15 u
15 u = 345
1 u = 345 ÷ 15 = 23
Total number of non-English books
= 7 u
= 7 x 23
= 161
Answer(s): 161