In 2000, there were 7689 weekly newspapers in the United States. This s about 94% of the number of weekly newspapers in the United States in 1960. How many weekly newspapers were there in 1960? Round to the nearest whole number.

In 2000, 7689 weekly papers = 94% of number of weekly papers in 1960

Let weekly papers in 1960 be x.

7689 = 94% of x

7689 = (94/100) * x

7689 * 100/94 = x

8179.787 ≈ x

x ≈ 8179.787

Number of weekly newspapers in 1960 rounded to the nearest whole number = 8180