Question

At the end of the year a library reported 32books lost or stolen and 24 books were sent out for repair if the Library originally had 1219 books how many were left on the shelves or in circulation

Answer 1

Answer: Number of books in circulation or left on the shelf is 1163

Explanation:

At the end of the year, 32 books were reported to be lost or stolen and 24 books were sent out for repair. This means that the number of books not in circulation is the sum of the number books that was lost or reportedly stolen and the number of books that were sent out for repair.

Therefore,

Number of books not in circulation = 32+24 = 56

The Library originally had 1219 books.

The number of books left on the shelves or in circulation will be total number of books initially - number of books not in circulation. This becomes

1219 - 56 = 1163 books

Answer 2

The number of books left on shelves or in circulation is 1,163 .

Explanation:

Given as :

The total number of Books in the Library = 1219

The number of lost or stolen books = 32

The number of books sent fro repair = 24

Now, Let The number of books left on shelves or in circulation = x

So,

The total number of Books in the Library = The number of lost or stolen books + The number of books sent fro repair + The number of books left on shelves or in circulation

I.e 1219 = 32 + 24 + x

Or, 1219 = 56 + x

Or, x = 1219 - 56

∴ x = 1,163

Hence The number of books left on shelves or in circulation is 1,163 Answer