A library branch originally contained 18360 volumes, 30% of which were fiction novels. 1/3 of the volumes were transferred to another location and 1/3 of the volumes transferred were fiction novels. What percent of the remaining collection was fiction novels?
Answers:
A) 2.5%
B) 17.67%
C) 28.3%
D) 45.2%
E) 73.6%
As everything is either fraction or percentage, the given figure 18360 is just a false alarm. We can do this by assuming that originally the branch had 100 volumes.   Originally:   Total- 100   Fiction- 30   Transferred:   Total- 33 (One third of original total)   Fiction- 11 (One third of those transferred)   Remaining:   Total- 100−33=67100−33=67   Fiction- 30−11=1930−11=19   To find:   19 is what percent of 67   28.3   Option 28.3%
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A library branch originally contained 18360 volumes, 30% of which were fiction novels. 1/3 of the volumes were transferred to another location and 1/3 of the volumes transferred were fiction novels. What percent of the remaining collection was fiction novels?