Question

A school library has 3,730 books in French, 2,531 books in English, and 5,368 books in Hindi, 4,825 books in Telugu and 6,528 books in other languages. How many books are there in total in the library?

• A. 22,982
• B. 25,562
• C. 27,982
• D. 23, 562

Answer 1

The correct option is A 22,982

Number of books in French = 3730
Number of books in English = 2531
Number of books in Hindi = 5368
Number of books in Telugu = 4825
Number of books
in other languages = 6528

Total number of books
= 3730 + 2531 + 5368 + 4825 + 6528

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Therefore, the total number of books in the library is 22,982.