Question

four percent of newspaper readers wrote a letter to the editor last week. if there were 50 letters received by the editor last week, how many readers does the newspaper have?

Answer 1

1250 newspaper readers

Answer 2

there are 1250 readers

Explanation:

r = readers

4 percent of readers sent letter = 50 recieved letters

r * 4 percent = 50

r * .04 =50

divide by .04 on each side

r = 50/.04

r =1250