A book sold 39,600 copies in its first month of release. Suppose this represents 6.1% of the number of copies sold to date. How many copies have been sold to date? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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To do this, we can divide the number of copies sold in the first month (39,600) by 6.1: 39,600 ÷ 6.1 = 6,492.96 Now we know that 1% of the total number of copies sold is 6,492.96. Show more…
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