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Tara has read 95%, percent of the books she owns. if tara owns 160 books, how many of her books has she not read?

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  • 24-07-2022

Answer:

8 books have not been read.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let X be the number of books Tara owns.

We learn that she has read 95%, which would mean (0.95)*(X) have already been read.

5% have not been read.  5% 0f 160 books equals (0.05)*(160) = 8 books have not been read.  Impressive.

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