There were 312 books in a book shop.
13 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
14 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
=
13 x
14=
112Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 13
= 23Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
23 x
12=
13
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
13 -
112= 1 -
412 -
112=
1212 -
512=
712Total number of books = 12 u
12 u = 312
1 u = 312 ÷ 12 = 26
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 7 u
= 7 x 26
= 182
Answer(s): 182