In the library at Lenape Elementary School, there are
3
8
as many fiction books as there are nonfiction books. There are 44 books in the school library. How many books are fiction books?
first, learn how to type fractions.
f = 3/8 n
f+n = 44
3/8 n + n = 44
11/8 n = 44
n = 44 * 8/11 = 32
f = 3/8 * 32 = 12