There were 512 books in a library.
14 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
34 of the non-fiction books and
12 of the fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
14 x
34=
316Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 14
= 34Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
34 x
12=
38
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
38 -
316= 1 -
616 -
316=
1616 -
916=
716Total number of books = 16 u
16 u = 512
1 u = 512 ÷ 16 = 32
Total number of non-English books
= 7 u
= 7 x 32
= 224
Answer(s): 224
