Question

The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 50 people. If this number represents 2​% of all of the​ newspaper's readers, how many readers does the newspaper​ have?

Answer 1

Answer: The newspaper has 2500 readers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 50 people.

This is the 2% of all newspaper readers.

Let x be the number of all newspaper readers.

Then. 2% of x= 50

$\Rightarrow\ 0.02x=50\ \ [\text{To remove }\% \text{we divide number by 100}]\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{50}{0.02}=\dfrac{5000}{2}=2500\\\\\Rightarrow x=2500$

Hence, the newspaper has 2500 readers.