Question

Mark has 312 books in his bookcases. He has 11 times as many fiction books as nonfiction books. How many fiction books does mark have

Answer 1

Answer:

Mark has 286 fiction books.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question : -

Total number of books = 312

Number of fiction books = 11 times of number of nonfiction books

Let the number of nonfiction books be a,

So, total number of fiction books = 11 times of a

Total number of fiction books = 11 x a

Total number of fiction books = 11a

Number of nonfiction books + Number of fiction books = Total number of books

= > a + 11a = 312

= > 12a = 312

= > a = 312 / 12

= > a = 26

Therefore,

Number of fiction books = 11a

                               ⇒ 11 x 26

                               ⇒ 286

Thus,

Total number of fiction books = 286

Answer 2

Answer:

286

Step-by-step explanation: LET NO. OF FICTION BOOKS BE 11X.

SO, THE NO. OF NON-FICTION BECAME X

THEN THE EQUATION BECOMES=

11X+X=312

12X=312

X=312/12

X=26

11X=11*26

THUS TOTAL FICTION BOOKS WITH MARK ARE 286 BOOKS