SOLUTION: 20% of the little people living in the forest suffered from agoraphobia, and they would not go into clearing. If 1600 did not suffer from agoraphobia, how many little people lived

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Question 972829: 20% of the little people living in the forest suffered from agoraphobia, and they would not go into clearing. If 1600 did not suffer from agoraphobia, how many little people lived in the forest
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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20% were sufferers
80% were non-sufferers
Let +x+ = number of little people living in forest
+.8x+=+1600+
+x+=+1600%2F.8+
+x+=+2000+
2000 = number of little people living in forest