Question

Trey, Kirk, Billy, and Alfred were assigned a group report with a mandatory 20-page length. Trey completed 35% of the summary, Kirk completed a certain percentage, and Billy completed 0.15 of the summary. How many pages of the report remain for Alfred to complete?

A. 2 pages
B. 3 pages
C. 4 pages
D. 6 pages

Answer 1

Alfred needs to complete approximately 3 pages. The answer is option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of pages Alfred needs to complete, we need to first determine the total percentage of completion so far.

1. Trey completed 35% of the summary.
2. Kirk completed a certain percentage, which we don't know.
3. Billy completed 0.15 of the summary.

To find Kirk's completion percentage, we subtract Trey and Billy's percentages from 100%: 100% - 35% - 0.15 = 64.85%.

This means that Alfred needs to complete 100% - (35% + 64.85%) = 0.15% of the summary. Since the report is 20 pages long, Alfred needs to complete 0.15% of 20 pages, which is approximately 0.03 pages. Therefore, Alfred needs to complete 0.03 pages, or approximately 3 pages.

Hence, The answer is option B.