A book sold 35,700 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 6.9% of the number of copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date?

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A book sold 35,700 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 6.9% of the number of copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date?

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6.9 % = 35,700
By proportion:-
total number sold = 35,700 * 100 / 6.9 = 517,391 (answer).

Xorpower answered Jul 13, 2019

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