Veronica is placing her books into 2 categories, fiction and nonfiction. if she has 88 books and the ratio is 5 fictions to 3 nonfiction, how many nonfiction books does she have?
Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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Given :
Total books = 88
Ratio of fiction and non-fiction = 5:3
Let the common factor of ratios be x, then
5x + 3x = 88
8x = 88
x = 88/8
x = 11
So, fiction books = 5 × 11 = 55
And, non-fiction books = 3× 11 = 33