There were 504 books in a library.
12 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
23 of the non-fiction books and
14 of the fiction books were in Chinese. How many non-Chinese books were there in the library?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
23=
13Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 12
= 12Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
12 x
14=
18
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
18 -
13= 1 -
324 -
824=
2424 -
1124=
1324Total number of books = 24 u
24 u = 504
1 u = 504 ÷ 24 = 21
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 13 u
= 13 x 21
= 273
Answer(s): 273
