There were 540 books in a library.
19 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
23 of the fiction books and
12 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
19 x
23=
227Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 19
= 89Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
89 x
12=
49
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
49 -
227= 1 -
1227 -
227=
2727 -
1427=
1327Total number of books = 27 u
27 u = 540
1 u = 540 ÷ 27 = 20
Total number of non-English books
= 13 u
= 13 x 20
= 260
Answer(s): 260
