Question

benito read 14 books in 3 months, which was 35% of the number of books he had signed up to read during the school year .how many books did Benito sign up to read?

Answer 1

14 books in 3 months is 35%
all of books is 100%

14- 35%
x- 100%
we calculate from proportions, crosswise:
$x=\frac{14*100}{35}=\frac{1400}{35}=40$

Answer: Benito sign up to read 40 books.

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