A book sold 37,200 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 8.3% of the number of the copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date?

Question

Round your answer to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

To find the total number of copies sold to date, we can divide the number sold in the first month (37,200) by the proportion it represents (8.3%).

Let x be the total number of copies sold to date.
We have the equation: 37,200 = 0.083 * x.

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.083:
x = 37,200 / 0.083 ≈ 448,192.

Therefore, approximately 448,192 copies have been sold to date.