Question

Susan has 50% more books than Michael. Michael has 40 books. if Michael buys 8 more books, will Susan have more or less books than Michael? what percent more or less will susans books be? use any method to solve the problem

Answer 1

Susan has more books than Michael.

Susan has 25% more books than Michael.

Explanation:

Number of books Michael has = 40.

Number of books Susan has = 40+50%(40)=40+20=60.

When Michael buys 8 more books number of books Michael has = 40+8=48.

Michael has less number of books than Susan.

Michael has 60-48=12 more books than Susan.

Percent of books Susan has less than Michael =
`(12)/(48).100=25%`%.