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 for clothes that day, the number of people who shopped for clothes that day was ______. (only put numeric values, no other symbols)

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anonymous · Answer

hi @meanie2467  : its wrong to expect direct answer...
every one here to help other to get to the answer....

if 60% of people at the mall shopped for clothes then how much didnot shopped for cloths

anonymous · Answer

40% didnt

jigglypuff314 · Answer

so 0.4 (people) = 2500
therefore (people) = 2500/0.4

anonymous · Answer

Cool .... 
so let the total number of people who came for shopping Be X

then 40 % of  X = 2500
ie 40/100 * X = 2500

anonymous · Answer

ok soo can u just mulyiply 2500 by 60 and divide by 40

anonymous · Answer

x will be 6250

i think so .. bettr use calc.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok

anonymous · Answer

(2500*60)/40= 3750 .....is this right?