How many pages are in the entire book? (% word problem)

If the first chapter of a certain book is 8 pages long and makes up 4% of the book, how many pages does the entire book have?
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since the 8 pages of the book is the 4% of it, the 8/4 = 2 pages is the 1% of the book

since the 1% is 2 pages the 100% of the book is 2 x 100 = 200 pages
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