Question

A book sold 36,800 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 9.8% of the number of coples sold to date. Howmany copies have been sold to date?Round your answer to the nearest whole number,

Answer 1

The the number of copies sold till date be represented by x.

`\begin{gathered} 9.8\text{ \% of x = 36800} \\ (9.8x)/(100)=36800 \\ 0.098x\text{ = 36800} \\ x=(36800)/(0.098) \\ x=375510.20\approx375510\text{ copies} \end{gathered}`