There were 1110 books in a book shop.
23 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 Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
23 x
35=
25Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 23
= 13Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
13 x
12=
16
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
16 -
25= 1 -
530 -
1230=
3030 -
1730=
1330Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1110
1 u = 1110 ÷ 30 = 37
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 13 u
= 13 x 37
= 481
Answer(s): 481
