2% of the village died due to an epidemic. A panic set in, during which 14% of the remaining people left the village . If the population is then reduced to 2107, what was it originally?

Answer 1

original number --- x
after epidemic --- .98x are left

14% of those leave, leaving
(.86)(.98x)

.86(.98x) = 2107
x = 2107/(.86(.98)) = 2500