SOLUTION: 14% were belligerent while the rest were merely eristic. If 4300 were erastic, how many were belligerent? IBSN 1-56577-039-0

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Question 95928: 14% were belligerent while the rest were merely eristic. If 4300 were erastic, how many were belligerent? IBSN 1-56577-039-0
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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1-.14=.86 ARE ERASTIC
86X=4300
X=4300/.86
X=5000 IS THE TOTAL NUMBER
5000-4300=700 WERE BELLIGERENT.