Question

The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 50 people. If this number represents ​5% of all of the​ newspaper's readers, how many readers does the newspaper​ have?

Answer 1

1,000 readers

Explanation:

you can use ratios; if 50 represents 5%, then what x number represents 100%

`(5)/(50)` =
`(100)/(x)`; solve for x by multiplying 100*50 and dividing by 5

x = 1000