Cathy had some Chinese and English novels. She sold
13 of her Chinese novels and
310 of her English novels.
25 of the books sold were Chinese books. What fraction of the novels did Cathy sell?
|
Chinese novels |
English novels |
Total novels |
Before |
3x2 = 6 u |
10 u |
|
Change |
- 1x2 = - 2 u |
- 3 u |
5 u |
Comparing Chinese and English novels sold |
2 |
3 |
5 |
After |
2x2 = 4 u |
7 u |
|
Fraction of novels sold that is English novels
= 1 -
25=
35The number of English novels sold is repeated. Make the numerators the same.
310 English novels =
35 Storybooks sold
Total number of novels at first
= 6 u + 10 u
= 16 u
Number of novels soldTotal number of novels =
516 Answer(s):
516