SOLUTION: In a school library, 52% of the books are paperback. If there are 2,658 books in the library, how many of them are not paperback to the nearest whole number?

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Question 1023015: In a school library, 52% of the books are paperback. If there are 2,658 books in the library, how many of them are
not paperback to the nearest whole number?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
If 52% are paperback
then 100% - 52% = 48% are not.
48% of 2,658
48/100 x 2,658
= 1275 books are not paperbacks.
Hope this helps :-)