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The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 50 people. If this number represents ​5% of all of the​ newspaper's readers, how many readers does the newspaper​ have?

The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 50 people If this number represents 5 of all of the newspapers readers how many readers does the newspaper ha class=

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arodri04

Answer:

1,000 readers

Step-by-step explanation:

you can use ratios; if 50 represents 5%, then what x number represents 100%

[tex]\frac{5}{50}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{100}{x}[/tex]; solve for x by multiplying 100*50 and dividing by 5

x = 1000