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?

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Noah G
Apr 4, 2016

Assuming the number of non-fiction books is x, then the fiction books are given by 11x

Explanation:

#x + 11x =312#

#12x = 312#

#x = 312/12#

#x = 26#

Mark has 26 non-fiction books and 286 fiction books. He has a big library!😎

Hopefully this helps!

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