In the library at Lenape Elementary School, there are
2
5
as many fiction books as there are nonfiction books. There are 56 books in the school library. How many books are fiction books?
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books are fiction books.
56
To solve this problem, we can start by setting up equations based on the given information.
Let's say the number of nonfiction books is x. According to the problem, there are 25 as many fiction books as nonfiction books. Therefore, the number of fiction books would be 25x.
Now, we know that the total number of books in the library is 56. So we can set up an equation:
x + 25x = 56
Simplifying the equation, we get:
26x = 56
To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 26:
x = 56 / 26
x ≈ 2.154
Since we can't have a fraction of a book, we would round x to the nearest whole number, which is 2.
So, there are 2 nonfiction books in the library. To find the number of fiction books, we can multiply the number of nonfiction books by 25:
25 * 2 = 50
Therefore, there are 50 fiction books in the library.
To check this answer on Zearn, you can input the information given in the problem and see if it confirms that the library has 50 fiction books.
ever think of typing fractions so they can be read easily? As in 2/5 ??
fiction:nonfiction = 2:5
56/(2+5) = 8
fiction: 2*8 = 16
nonfiction: 5*8 = 40
Since we are not in your class, and have no access to your software, including instructions here such as
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books are fiction books.
is just a waste of your time and ours.