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in a library,30% books are fiction.what percentage are non fiction.if their are 50000 books in the library how many are fiction​

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Answer:

  • 70% non-fiction
  • 15,000 fiction

Explanation:

Given 30% of the 50,000 books in the library are fiction, you want to know the percentage that are non-fiction, and the number of fiction books.

Total

The total of all books in the library is 100%, so if 30% are fiction, the remaining number are not:

100% -30% = 70% . . . . are non-fiction

Number

The number of fiction books is found by multiplying the total number by the fraction that are fiction:

fiction books = 50,000 × 0.30 = 15,000

There are 15,000 fiction books in the library.

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