A bookshelf has 36 fiction books and 44 non-fiction books. What percentage of the total books are non-fiction?

Nemmy asked Jun 11, 2022

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Nemmy asked Jun 11, 2022

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Answer:

55%

Explanation:

The total number of books is 80 (36+44) and 44 of the 80 books (44/80) are nonfiction. Converting this fraction to a percent would equal 55%.

Dwlamb answered Jun 18, 2022

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