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The book rack sold 24 paperbacks on Saturday, 17 of them mysteries. What percent of the books were mysteries?
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The book rack sold 24 paperbacks on Saturday, 17 of them mysteries. What percent of the books were mysteries?

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About 71% of the books were mystery books

Explanation:

To find the percentage of something you simply divide the amounts. 17 of the 24 books were mystery so to find the percentage of mystery books you do 17 divided by 24

17/24= 0.70833333333

and round it to 71

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