Problem

If the first chapter of a certain book is 22 pages long and makes up $2 \%$ of the book, how many pages does the entire book have? pages

Solution

Step 1 :Let's denote the total number of pages as x. Then we have the proportion: \(\frac{22}{x} = \frac{2}{100}\).

Step 2 :We can solve this proportion for x to find the total number of pages in the book.

Step 3 :The total number of pages in the book is \(\boxed{1100}\).

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