Question

A book saw 35,400 copies and it's for the month of release. Suppose this represents 9.7% 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

Answer: 364,948 copies

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an equation:

The number of copies sold to date (x) multiplied by 9.7% in decimal form (divided by 100) is equal to the number of copies sold in the month of release (35,400)

Mathematically speaking:

x (9.7/100) = 35,400

Solving for x:

x (0.097) = 35,400

x = 35,400/ 0.097

x = 364,948

The number of copies sold to date is 364,948.