Question

The number of fiction books in a libary is %150 of the number of non-fiction books. the libary has 4,000 books in total. how many fiction books and how many non-fiction book are in the liabry?

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of

Fiction books = x = 2400 fiction books

Non fiction books = y = non fiction books

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of

Fiction books = x

Non fiction books = y

The libary has 4,000 books in total.

Hence: x + y = 4000........ Equation 1

The number of fiction books in a libary is %150 of the number of non-fiction books.

x = 150% of y

x = 150/100 × y

x = 1.5y

We substitute 1.5y for x in Equation 1

x + y = 4000

1.5y + y = 4000

2.5y = 4000

y = 4000/2.5

y = 1600 non fiction books

Solving for x

x = 1.5y

x = 1.5 × 1600

x = 2400 fiction books.

Therefore,

The number of

Fiction books = x = 2400 fiction books

Non fiction books = y = non fiction books