There were 184 books in a book shop.
14 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
12 of the non-fiction books and
23 of the fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
14 x
12=
18Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 14
= 34Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
34 x
23=
12
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
12 -
18= 1 -
48 -
18=
88 -
58=
38Total number of books = 8 u
8 u = 184
1 u = 184 ÷ 8 = 23
Total number of non-English books
= 3 u
= 3 x 23
= 69
Answer(s): 69
