Question

In a bookstore which sells magazines , books and newspapers, 3/8 are magazine and 4/9 are books .If there are 52 newspaper , find the no. of books in the bookstore?

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the no of books be n

Then no of magazine=3n/8 and books =4n/9

Then no of news paper= n-4n/8-4n/9=13n/72

13n/72=52

n=52×72/13=288 Ans