There were 1320 books in a bookstore.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
45 of the non-fiction books and
13 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
=
12 x
45=
25Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
13=
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 = 1320
1 u = 1320 ÷ 30 = 44
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 13 u
= 13 x 44
= 572
Answer(s): 572
