Jess observed that 60% of the people at a mall on a particular day shopped for clothes. If 2500 people at the mall did not shop

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for clothes that day, the number of people who shopped for clothes that day was ______.

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elixir [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-17T13:06:34+03:00

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(3,750 people

60%=did shop

40%=did not shop =2,500

2,500/40 = x/100

40x = 2,500x100

40x=250,000

x = 250,000/40

x=6,250

6,250 =all people at the mall

6,250 - 2,500 =3,750 (60%)

OR

(2,500 x60)/40 = 3,750