Question

A book sold 33,900 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 9.1% of the number of copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date?

Answer 1

Around 372,527 (rounding down)

Explanation:

To solve this, divide the amount of the books sold in the month it was released (33,900) by the percentage of total copies this number represents (9.1% or .091):

33,900/.091 = 372,527.473 or 372,527 (if you round down) or 372,528 (if you round up)

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-TheBusinessMan