SOLUTION: 23 of all your books are fiction. 16 of those are historical fiction. What fraction of all your books are historical fiction?

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Question 936274: 23 of all your books are fiction. 16 of those are historical fiction. What fraction of all your books are historical fiction?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total number of books =

The fraction that are historical fiction:


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