1. **State the problem:** The first chapter of a book is 14 pages long and represents 2% of the entire book. We need to find the total number of pages in the book.
2. **Formula used:** If a part is a percentage of the whole, then:
$$\text{Part} = \frac{\text{Percentage}}{100} \times \text{Whole}$$
3. **Set up the equation:** Let the total number of pages be $x$. Then:
$$14 = \frac{2}{100} \times x$$
4. **Solve for $x$:**
$$14 = \frac{2}{100} x$$
Multiply both sides by $\cancel{100}$ and divide by $\cancel{2}$:
$$14 \times \frac{100}{2} = x$$
5. **Calculate:**
$$x = 14 \times 50 = 700$$
6. **Answer:** The entire book has **700 pages**.
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