Question

The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 60 people. If this number represents 5% of all of

the newspaper's readers, how many readers does the newspaper have?
The newspaper has
readers

Answer 1

i believe the answer is 1200

Explanation:

if you set up a proportion

60 over x equal to 5 over 100 and solve

you get the answer 1200.

Answer 2

the newspaper has 1200 readers because if 60 people is only 5%

if you divide 95 by 5 it is 19. 19 times 60 equals 1140. 1140 plus 60 equals 1200. 5% of 1200 is 60.