Question

A book sold 32,700 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 7.4% of the number of copies sold to date. Howmany copies have been sold to date?Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Given data:

The number of copies sold in first month are n=32,700.

Suppose the total number of copies are x.

`\begin{gathered} x*(7.4)/(100)=n \\ x*(7.4)/(100)=32,700 \\ x=441,891.89 \\ \approx441,892 \end{gathered}`

Thus, the total numbers of copies sold are 441,892.