The local newspaper has letters to the editor for 40 people if this is the number represents 5% of all the newspaper readers how many readers does the newspaper have

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40 = 5%
?   = 100%
To find the ? you multiply 40 by 20 to get 800 people. 
8 readers i think, 40/5=8 and thats 5% of 40 people who read the newspaper if you were looking for percent then i think 800% i did the math for it