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Deanna has 80 books in her collection. If 60% of the books are fiction, how many are nonfiction
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Deanna has 80 books in her collection. If 60% of the books are fiction, how many are nonfiction

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32 books are nonfiction. 60% = 3/5, and 80/5=16. 3•16=48, so you take away the amount of fiction (48) from the total of 80, 80-48=32. So 32 books are nonfiction.
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