5 fiction books for every 6 nonfiction books. There are 66 books in the bookcase. How many nonfiction books are in the​ bookcase?

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Answer 1

You will need to set up an equation. First you see what you are given and what the question calls for

Facts: 5 fiction, 6 nonfiction, 11 total

Question: how many nonfiction, if you have 66 total.

nonfiction = 6 = x

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Total 11 66

You can cross multiply and solve for x. So 6 times 66 equals 11x, then 396 = 11x and then divide each side by 11. Finally, x =36. Which means 36 books are nonfiction.