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There are 100 books in the library. There are non-fiction and fiction books. Write the fraction of the books that are fiction.

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the complete question in the attached figure

Let
x--------------------- > non-fiction books.------------------ > x=60
y--------------------- > fiction books.
we know that
x+y=100
y=100-x=100-60=40
the
fiction books. are y=40

if 100%----------------------- > 100 books
X---------------------------- > 40
X=40*100/100=40%

40%-------------- > 40/100=20/50=2/5

the answer is
the fraction of the books that are fiction is (2/5)
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