Josh has a collection of 110 comic books. eighty-two of the comic books feature superheroes. what percent of the comic books feature superheroes? round to the nearest percent, if necessary.

So,

Josh has 110 comic books total, and 82 of them feature superheroes.  To find the percentage, just divide 82 by 110.





To convert to a percent, just move the decimal place two places to the left and add a percent sign.



Rounding, we get:

75%

So about 75% of Josh's comic books feature superheroes.

Simple, 

Total=110
Superheroes in comic books=82

Take 82/110

which equals 0.74545, then, take that and multiply by 100

making it 74.5 (rounded). Thus,

74.5% of the books feature superheroes.

A great way to check though is take the remaining 28, and do the same thing. Take 28/110

making it 0.254545, then, take that and multiply by 100

making it 25.5 (rounded)

Add 74.5+25.5=100

Your answer is correct.

It is 7 because it is the absolute value