Cynthia read 600 pages this month. Her goal is to read 15% more pages next month.
If Cynthia meets her goal, how many pages will she read in all during the two-month period?

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Cynthia's goal is to read 15% more pages next month, so she will read 100% + 15% = 115% as many pages. So, we have to answer, what is 115% of 600?
After finding the number of pages for next month, we can solve by adding it to the number of pages she read this month (600).
Step 1: Use the percent formula to find the number of minutes for next month. The percent formula is below:
 11ec0fda_98d2_ed1e_a67f_23b955c862f5_NR0004_00 We are looking for the part out of the whole (600), so that is where we will put x.
 11ec0fda_98d2_ed1f_a67f_2fc05aa02b73_NR0004_00 Step 2: Cross multiply.
 11ec0fda_98d2_ed20_a67f_8d34565fac6b_NR0004_00 Step 3: Simplify the right side of the equation. 115 x 600 = 69000
 11ec0fda_98d2_ed21_a67f_893e6fefb9b3_NR0004_00 Step 4: Simplify by dividing both sides of the equation by 100.
 11ec0fda_98d2_ed22_a67f_a9cae1e3e93d_NR0004_00 Step 5: Add the 690 pages she will read next month to the 600 pages she read this month to get our two-month total:
690 + 600 = 1290

Cynthia Read 600 Pages This Month