There are 318 fiction books in the class library.the number of nonfiction books is 47 less than the number of fiction books about how many nonfiction books are there in the class library?explain

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istar31 istar31 · Answer 1 · 2017-09-22T01:59:04+02:00

well therare 318 fiction books and it says the number of non-fiction books is 47 less so what is 318-47.

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aachen aachen · Answer 2 · 2019-10-01T00:34:14+02:00

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271 books

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: There are 318 fiction books in the class library.the number of nonfiction books is 47 less than the number of fiction books.

To find: About how many nonfiction books are there in the class library

Solution: It is given that 318 fiction books in the class library.

Also it is given that the number of nonfiction books is 47 less than the number of fiction books.

Let us assume that there are x nonfiction books,

So, we have

[tex]x=318-47[/tex]

[tex]x=271[/tex]

Hence, the number of nonfiction books is 271.