Question

Bella had already read 20% of the book before her teacher assigned it to the class. She is choosing between two options to finish reading the book

. option 1: read 25% of the reminding pages each night
. option 2: read 24 pages each night
which option should bella use to finish the book in the least amount of time ?​

Answer 1

How big is the book?

If it has more than 96 pages remaining 25% each night is quicker if it has less that 96 or less remaining 24 pages a night is faster

Explanation:

Answer 2

So let's say that there are 100 pages of the book Bella is reading. With this information, because she read 20% of the book, there is still 80% left.

Let's look at option 1: read 25% each night. Because 25% of 80 is 20, this would mean Bella would have to read 20 pages each night.

Let's look at option 2: read 24 pages each night.

With this information, we can already tell which option is going to get Bella to read the book faster.

Answer: Option 2.

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-Sav