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 for Blank 1:

Answer 1

3750 people shoped for cloths

Answer 2

60% shopped for clothes....that means 40% did not shop for clothes.
2500 people did not shop for clothes. So, 40% of what is 2500...

0.40x = 2500
x = 2500/0.40
x = 6250 ...total people

6250 - 2500 = 3750 <== people who shopped for clothes