Question

Of the 60 books on a bookshelf, 24 are nonfiction, 9 are realistic-fiction, 11 are reference, and the remaining books are fantasy. What percent of the books are fantasy?

Answer 1

24+9+11=44
60-44=16
16/60=.267
so 27% are fantasy books

Answer 2

16

Explanation:

You would first add all the diffrent types of books all together.

24+9+11= 44

Next subtract that from the total number of books to get how many fantasy books you have.

60-44= 16