Question

54 books make up 25% of the books in the library. How many books are there in the library.

Answer 1

The answer to your question would be 216.

If 54 makes up 25 percent, then x makes up 100 percent. Using this phrase we can write a proportion or use equivalent fractions.

54/25= x/100

A whole is 100 percent and we know 25 percent. Then it is simple to go from 25 percent to 100 percent. Simply multiply 25 times 4 to get 100 percent. Since we multiplied the denominator by four, then we have to multiply the numerator (54) by 4. 54 times 4 is 216.

Answer 2

25% is 1/4.

This means that 1/4 of the books in the library is 54, so just multiply 54 by 4, which gives you 100%, or all of the books. 54 times 4 is equal to 216, so there are 216 books in the library.