Library visitors
Sixty percent of library visitors borrow detective stories or science fiction and nothing else, one-fifth only classic literature and one-tenth only non-fiction. Other library visitors only borrow poetry. In September, 168 library visitors borrowed classic literature. How many total library visitors were there in September? How many visitors rented a detective or sci-fi book in September? What percentage of visitors borrow classic literature or non-fiction?
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