60% of the books on a bookshelf are english books. If there are 35 english books on the bookshelf, find the number of the books in the book shelf

58 books

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 35 English books on the shelf and this constitutes 60% of the total number of books on the shelf.

Denoting the total number as x, the total number is:

35 = 60% * x

x = 35 / 60%

= 58 books

cross multiplying, we get :

⇒ (3) × (5) = (9) × (x)

⇒ 15 = 9x

step by step solution :

step   1   :

1.1     4 = 22

(4)3 = (22)3 = 26

equation at the end of step   1   :

  ((23) • 26)2

step   2   :

equation at the end of step   2   :

  (23 • 26)2

step   3   :

final result :

  218

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