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28 March, 02:05

Maggie is participating in her school reading challenge. She reads 40 books in 6 months. If 26 of the books are fiction, what percent of the books that she read are non-fiction.

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  1. 28 March, 02:28
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    Answer: 35%

    1. 26 fiction books divided by all 40 books equals 65% fiction books.

    2. Then do 100% - 65% to get 35%

    OR

    1. All 40 books minus 26 fiction books

    = 14 nonfiction books.

    2. Do 14 divided by 40 to get 0.35, = 35%
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