Question

A book sold 31,500 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 8.9% of the number of copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

35,393,258

Explanation

`(31,500)/(x) =(0.089)/(100)`

`0.089x=3,150,000`

`x= 35,393,258.427`

Rounded to the nearest whole number, that is 35,393,258.