A library has 4000 books. Three-fifths of them are English books and a quarter of English books are poetry books. Find the number of English poetry books.

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There are 4000 books
3/5 of them are English books.
So number of English books = 3/5 of 4000 = (3/5) x (4000)= 2400
1/4 of English books are are poetry books
So number of English poetry books = 1/4 of 2400 = (1/4) x (2400) = 600
Answer: 600

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A library has 4000 books. Three-fifths of them are English books and a quarter of English books are poetry books. Find the number of English poetry books.

There are 4000 books 3/5 of them are English books. So number of English books = 3/5 of 4000 = (3/5) x (4000)= 2400 1/4 of English books are are poetry books So number of English poetry books = 1/4 of 2400 = (1/4) x (2400) = 600 Answer: 600

There are 4000 books
3/5 of them are English books.
So number of English books = 3/5 of 4000 = (3/5) x (4000)= 2400
1/4 of English books are are poetry books
So number of English poetry books = 1/4 of 2400 = (1/4) x (2400) = 600
Answer: 600