Question

Eddie is reading a novel for English class he has read 173 out of 480 pages about what percent of the book has he read

Answer 1

Percentage of pages he hasn't read
[(480-173)/480] ×100
= 307/480] ×100
= 75.2%
percentage of pages he has read = 100-75.2
= 24.8%

Answer 2

Answer: The percent of the book has he read is 36.04 %.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The number of pages read by Eddie= 173

The total number of pages = 480

The  percent of the book has he read is given by:_

$P=\frac{\text{number of pages read}}{\text{total pages}}\times100\\\\\Rightarrow\ P=\frac{173}{480}\\\\\Rightarrow\ P=0.36041\times100\\\\\Rightarrow\ P=36.04\%$

Hence, the percent of the book has he read is 36.04 %.