"The majority read newspapers."

Translation: Majoritatea citește ziare.

[dieprinzessin]

Why is majoritatea treated as a sg here when in another sentence (the majority is seventy years old) it took a plural verb ?

[Luchtmens]

Both are fine, but not equivalent. Whether you use a singular or a plural verb with majoritatea is a matter of intention.

If you want to emphasize the group as a unit, use the verb in singular:

Majoritatea a votat împotriva lui. = The majority voted against him.

If you want to emphasize the members of that group, use the verb in plural:

Majoritatea sunt blonzi. = The majority are blond.

The agreement between this noun and verbs is still a matter of debate among Romanian speakers.

[dogbuster2005]

Wouldn't citește translate to you(pl.) read wouldn't it actually be they read?

[Matilda209409]

citește is 3rd singular (he/she/it)

[Miepsa1]

Sometimes majoritatea is considered to be singular, and sometimes plural. Very confusing, and doesn't give confidence in this course.

[sebruins]

It might be better if the English sentence to translate said - The majority reads newspapers - if we are supposed to translate the word majority as singular unit.