There were 1110 books in a library.
16 of the books were non-fiction books and the rest were fiction books.
35 of the non-fiction books and
25 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
=
16 x
35=
110Fraction of books that were fiction books
= 1 - 16
= 56Fraction of books that were fiction Chinese books
=
56 x
25=
13
Fraction of books that were non-Chinese books
= 1 -
13 -
110= 1 -
1030 -
330=
3030 -
1330=
1730Total number of books = 30 u
30 u = 1110
1 u = 1110 ÷ 30 = 37
Total number of non-Chinese books
= 17 u
= 17 x 37
= 629
Answer(s): 629
