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a library has 3489 nonfiction books 8617 fiction books and 1240 reference book.All the books except the reference books are available for learn how many books are available for loan?​

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To find the total number of books available for loan, we need to follow these steps:

1. First, we find the total number of books in the library. We do this by adding the number of nonfiction books, fiction books, and reference books together.
- 3489 (nonfiction books) + 8617 (fiction books) + 1240 (reference books) = 13346 books

So, there are 13346 books in total in the library.

2. Next, we calculate the number of books actually available for loan. Since the question states that all books except the reference books can be loaned, we need to subtract the number of reference books from the total number of books.

- 13346 (total books) - 1240 (reference books) = 12106 books

Hence, there are a total of 12106 books available for loan in the library.

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