Question
A library contains 67, 982 books. The children's section represents 1/3 of the total books. Of the remaining books, 75% are fiction. How many books are in the fiction section?
Answers
Answered by
GPT 3.5
There are 67, 982/3 = <<67982/3=22660.666666666668>>22,660.666666666668 books in the children's section.
So, there are 22,660 books in the children's section.
The remaining number of books is 67, 982 - 22, 660 = <<67982-22660=45322>>45,322 books after the children's section.
Out of the 45,322 books, 75/100*45,322 = <<75/100*45322=33991.5>>33,991.5 books are fiction.
Therefore, there are 33, 991 books in the fiction section. Answer: \boxed{33, 991}.
So, there are 22,660 books in the children's section.
The remaining number of books is 67, 982 - 22, 660 = <<67982-22660=45322>>45,322 books after the children's section.
Out of the 45,322 books, 75/100*45,322 = <<75/100*45322=33991.5>>33,991.5 books are fiction.
Therefore, there are 33, 991 books in the fiction section. Answer: \boxed{33, 991}.