Question

A book sold 35,100 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 9.2% of the number of copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Total number of copies sold till date are 381522.

Explanation:

It is given in the question the book sold 35100 copies in its first month of release and this number is 9.2% of the number of copies sold till date.

To find is how many copies have been sold.

Let the total number of copies sold be = A

Therefore 9.2% × A = 35100

`(9.2)/(100)A=35100`

`A=(35100* 100)/(9.2)`

A = 381521.74 ≅381522 copies