Question

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)

Numerical Answers Expected!

Answer 1

Okay so 60% shopped for clothes which means 40$ didnt...and 2500 people did not shop for clothes...so that means

if 40% is equal to 2500...then 100% of people = 6250 people

If in total there are 6250 people...and we want to know how many (60%) shopped for clothes...we just subtract 6250 - 2500 = ?

Answer 2

3750

Answer 3

Perfect :)