SOLUTION: Seventeen percent of the mob has a propensity for jogging and the rest just wanted to walk. If 3825 wanted to jog, how many were in the mob?

SOLUTION: Seventeen percent of the mob has a propensity for jogging and the rest just wanted to walk. If 3825 wanted to jog, how many were in the mob?

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Question 1139153: Seventeen percent of the mob has a propensity for jogging and the rest just wanted to walk. If 3825 wanted to jog, how many were in the mob?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.17x=3825, where x is the total
3825/0.17=22,500
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