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Maggie is participating in her school reading challenge. She read 18 of the total 25 books. What percent of books did she read?

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Set up a system of equations and solve.


(18)/(25) = (x)/(100)

25x = 18(100)

25x = 1800

25÷25x = 1800÷25

x = 72

Maggie has read 72% of books.

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