Question

There are 4,000 books in the town's library. Of these, 3,400 are fiction. To find the percent of the books that are fiction, first set up the percent equation. Then find the percent.​

Answer 1

85%

Explanation:

To set it up:

Percent is equal to:

How much you got

—————————— X 100

total

So

3400

——— X 100

4000

0.85 X 100

=

85

therefore 85% of the books are fiction.

Answer 2

85%

Explanation:

P(fiction) = no. of fiction/ total no. of book in library

= 3400/4000

= 85%