Set up the problem like this: x - 4 + 8 = 44
x-4+8=44 (8-4)
x+4=44
-4 -4 (subtract 4 from both sides)
x=40
Answer: the number is 40.
I think it's D because you times everything from the left column to the right column
Let <em>x</em> = 8.132132132...
Then 1000<em>x</em> = 8132.132132132...
Subtract <em>x</em> from 1000<em>x</em> to eliminate the fractional part:
1000<em>x</em> - <em>x</em> = 8132.132132132... - 8.132132132...
999<em>x</em> = 8132 - 8 = 8124
<em>x</em> = 8124/999 = 2708/333
There will be excactly 400 fiction books. The ratio of fiction to all is 4 to 9, or 4 to 900.
