Question

The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 60 people. If threaders, how many readers dis number represents ​4% of all of the​ newspapers does the newspaper​ have?

Answer 1

To find out how many readers the 60 people who wrote letters to the editor represent as a percentage of all the newspaper readers, we can set up a proportion and solve for the total number of readers.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many readers the 60 people who wrote letters to the editor represent as a percentage of all the newspaper readers, we need to calculate 4% of the total number of readers. We can set up a proportion:

Let x be the total number of newspaper readers.

rac{60}{x} = rac{4}{100}

Cross-multiplying and solving for x, we get:

60 imes 100 = 4x

6000 = 4x

x = rac{6000}{4}

x = 1500

Therefore, the newspaper has a total of 1500 readers.