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A book sold 36,700 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 7.1% of the number of copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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User Biswapriyo
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Answer

516,901

Explanation:

36,700/7.1%

you have to change the 7.1% to a decimal so its now

36,700/0.071= 516,901.4084507

round it to the nearest whole number is 516,901

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