The library has 2,000 books. The books are sorted 500 children,fiction and nonfiction. There are 200 more fiction than nonfiction. How many fiction and nonfiction books are there?
There are 950 fiction books and 550 nonfiction books is my answer how would I write an equation to answer this? Thanks
950 + 550 does not equal 2000.
try an equation set equal to 2000 and go from there
2000
if 1/3 are science,2/5 are biography what fraction of the book ordered are fiction
To solve this problem, we can set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume the number of nonfiction books is x. Since there are 200 more fiction books than nonfiction books, the number of fiction books can be represented as x + 200.
According to the problem statement, the total number of books (2,000) can be expressed as the sum of the number of children's books, fiction books, and nonfiction books, which are 500 each:
x + (x + 200) + 500 + 500 = 2,000
Simplifying the equation:
2x + 1,200 = 2,000
Subtracting 1,200 from both sides:
2x = 800
Dividing both sides by 2:
x = 400
Therefore, the number of nonfiction books (x) is 400, and the number of fiction books (x + 200) is 600.
So, your answer of 950 fiction books and 550 nonfiction books is incorrect. The correct answer is 600 fiction books and 400 nonfiction books.