A survey went out asking consumersabout their shopping habits. Theresults showed that 165 people weremore likely to go to a store if they hada coupon. This represents 66% of thetotal number of people who

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We know that 165 people represent a proportion of 0.66 of the people surveyed (66%).

Then, if N is the number of people surveyed, we can write:

$\begin{gathered} 0.66\cdot N=165 \\ N=(165)/(0.66)=250 \end{gathered}$

Answer: 250 persons took the survey.

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