If 2/3 of the books are
fiction and 1/6 of those are historical fiction, then you have to find what 1/6 of 2/3 is. When you see "of" in an equation, replace it with (×).
1/6 of 2/3 =
1/6 × 2/3 =
2/18 = 1/9
1/9 of all the books are historical fiction.