A survey of 1,000 people was done by New York Times. 80% of the people did not know the name of their representative in Congress. How many of the 1,000 people knew the name of the Congressman?

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A survey of 1,000 people was done by New York Times. 80% of the people did not know the name of their representative in Congress. How many of the 1,000 people knew the name of the Congressman?

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The answer is 20% of the 1000 people, as 100%-80%+20%. 1000 times 0.2 equals 200 people that knew the name.

Evaldas Buinauskas answered Mar 29, 2019

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