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The library has 2,000 books for sale.The books are sorted into nonfiction, fiction, and children's books. The children's books number 500. Also, there are 200 more fiction books than nonfiction books.
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The library has 2,000 books for sale.The books are sorted into nonfiction, fiction, and children's books. The children's books number 500. Also, there are 200 more fiction books than nonfiction books. How many fiction books and nonfiction books are for sale in all? Please, Explain all the directions on how you got your answer.

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So there is a total of 2000 books, subtract 500 from that because thats how many childrens books there are. SO you have 1500, there are 200 more fiction books than nonfiction so that would mean there are 950 fiction books and 550 nonfiction books.
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