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?
Round your answer to the nearest whole number
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.