Question

A public library has fiction and nonfiction books in the ratio 3:2 If the library has 360 fiction books, how many nonfiction books does it have?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

yes thanks

Answer 4

I do it like this...
3/2 = 360/x (3 fiction to 2 non fiction = 360 fiction to x non fiction)
Now cross multiply
(3)(x) = (360)(2)
3x = 720
x = 720/3
x = 240
now we can check it...
3/2 = 360/240
cross multiply
(3)(240) = (2)(360)
720 = 720 (correct)
ANSWER : non fiction books (x) = 240