Robert finished 48 pages of his book. In total, the book has 300 pages. What percentage of the book has Robert read?

Answer 1

To find the percentage of the book that Robert has read, we can use the formula for percentage:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100 \]

In this case, the "Part" is the number of pages Robert has read (48 pages), and the "Whole" is the total number of pages in the book (300 pages).

Plugging in the values:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{48}{300} \right) \times 100 \]

Now, we can calculate:

\[ \frac{48}{300} = 0.16 \]

Now, multiplying by 100 to convert it to a percentage:

\[ 0.16 \times 100 = 16 \]

So, Robert has read 16% of the book.