20% of the inhabitants of a village having died of cholera, a panic set in, during which 25% of the remaining inhabitants left the village. The population is then reduced to 3000. Find the number of original inhabitants? Choose the most appropriate option
A) 2500  B) 3000  C) 1500  D) 2000  E) 5000
Let the total number of original inhabitants be x   Then, (100-25)% of (100-20)% of x = 3000   75/100 * 80/100 * x = 3000   x = 5000   Answer is 5000
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20% of the inhabitants of a village having died of cholera, a panic set in, during which 25% of the remaining inhabitants left the village. The population is then reduced to 3000. Find the number of original inhabitants?