3/8 of the no of english books in a library is equal to 1/9 of the no of chinese books. There are 2 100 chinese and english books altogether. How many more Chinese than English books are there in the library?

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3/8 of the no of english books in a library is equal to 1/9 of the no of chinese books. There are 2 100  chinese and english  books altogether.  How many more Chinese than English books are there in the library?

anonymous · Answer

3/8x = 1/9(2100-x)

72*3 x =  72*1(2100-x)
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   8                9

9 * 3x = 8 * 1*(2100-x)

27x = 8(2100 - x)

27x = 16800 - 8x

35x = 16800

x = 480  English Books

2100 - 480 =  1620 Chinese Books

belle · Answer

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