A book sold 39,900 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 8.2% of the number of copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date?

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Gregghz · Answer 1 · 2022-10-29T18:46:02+0000

Answer:

486,585

Explanation:

x = total number of books sold

0.082 x x = 39,900

to find x divide both sides by 0.082

x = 486,585