Library collections after new deliveries

Library collections after new deliveries

Secondary 2
6 marks
TGM Original Questions

A school library has \(720\) fiction and non-fiction books altogether. After \(40\) fiction books and \(80\) non-fiction books are delivered, the ratio of fiction to non-fiction books becomes \(13:8\). Let \(f\) and \(n\) be the original numbers of fiction and non-fiction books respectively.

  1. Using the original total, form an equation in \(f\) and \(n\).[1]
  2. Using the ratio after the delivery, form another equation in \(f\) and \(n\).[2]
  3. Hence, solve the simultaneous equations obtained in (a) and (b) and find the original numbers of fiction and non-fiction books.[3]

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Answer:(a) \(f+n=720\) (b) \(8(f+40)=13(n+80)\) (c) \(f=480,n=240\)

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