Question

A book sold 36,200 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 8.7% 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

`416,092\ copies`

Explanation:

we know that

36,200 copies represent 8.7% of the number of copies sold to date

so

the number of copies that have been sold to date represent the 100%

using proportion

Find out how many copies have been sold to date

Let

x ---> the number of copies that have been sold to date

`(36,200)/(8.7\%)=(x)/(100\%)\\\\x=36,200(100)/8.7\\\\x=416,091.95\ copies`

Round to the nearest whole number

`416,091.95\ copies=416,092\ copies`