There were 615 books in a book shop.
15 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books.
13 of the fiction books and
12 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the book shop?
Fraction of books that were fiction English books
=
15 x
13=
115Fraction of books that were non-fiction books
= 1 - 15
= 45Fraction of books that were non-fiction English books
=
45 x
12=
25
Fraction of books that were non-English books
= 1 -
25 -
115= 1 -
615 -
115=
1515 -
715=
815Total number of books = 15 u
15 u = 615
1 u = 615 ÷ 15 = 41
Total number of non-English books
= 8 u
= 8 x 41
= 328
Answer(s): 328