Question

Do you like a newspaper has letters to the editor for 60 people. If it’s number represents 5% of all the newspaper readers how many readers of the newspaper have

Answer 1

5÷100

=0.05

0.05×60

=3

Answer 2

1200 readers

Explanation:

Let x = number of readers

x* 5% = 60

Change to decimal form

x* .05 = 60

Divide each side by .05

x * .05/.05 = 60/.05

x =1200