There were 594 books in a bookstore.
23 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
13 of the non-fiction books and
12 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the bookstore?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
23 x
13=
29Fraction 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 -
29= 1 -
318 -
418=
1818 -
718=
1118Total number of books = 18 u
18 u = 594
1 u = 594 ÷ 18 = 33
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 11 u
= 11 x 33
= 363
Answer(s): 363