Percent of novel read

The novel that Lynn is reading contains 435 pages.  So far, she has read 157 pages.  Approximately what percent of the novel has she read?

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Lynn has read 157 out of 435

To find the percent read, divide 157 by 435 and change the decimal to a percent by moving the decimal point to the right two places.

157
-----   {divided pages read by total pages}
435

≈  0.3609   {divided and rounded}
≈  36%   {changed decimal to a percent by moving decimal point to the right two places}

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