Question

Melanie is reading a book that is 300 pages long. If she has read 210 pages of the book, what percent of the book has she read?

Answer 1

Melanie has read 70% of her book.

Answer 2

She has read 70 % of the book.

Explanation:

Given : Melanie is reading a book that is 300 pages long. If she has read 210 pages of the book,

To find : what percent of the book has she read.

Solution : We have given

Total pages in book = 300 pages .

She read = 210 .

Percentage she read (%) =
`(She\ read\ pages)/(total\ pages)*100`.

Percentage she read (%) =
`(210)/(300)*100`.

Percentage she read (%) =
`(210)/(3)`.

Percentage she read (%) = 70 % .

Therefore, She has read 70 % of the book.