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The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 50 people. If this number represents ​4% of all of the​ newspaper's readers, how many readers does the newspaper​ have?

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Answer:


1250

Explanation:

Let the number of people that are readers of the newspaper be
x


50 people represents
4\% of all the reader of the newspaper.

This means


(4)/(100)* x=50


\Rightarrow x=50*(100)/(4)


\Rightarrow x=1250

So, the number of readers the newspaper has is
1250.

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