Books on a shelf
A shelf holds 96 books. Two-thirds of the books are fiction and the rest are non-fiction. If 18 of the non-fiction books are then donated to charity, how many non-fiction books remain on the shelf?
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Step 1: Find the number of non-fiction books
ReplyDeleteTwo-thirds of the books are fiction, so one-third are non-fiction.
Non-fiction books = 1/3 × 96 = 32 books
Step 2: Subtract the donated books
32 − 18 = 14 books
Answer: 14 non-fiction books remain on the shelf.