SOLUTION: In a recent year 19.4% of all registered doctors were female. If there were 43,400 female registered doctors that year, what was the total number of registered doctors? Round your

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Question 1077825: In a recent year 19.4% of all registered doctors were female. If there were 43,400 female registered doctors that year, what was the total number of registered doctors? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your equation is

0.194*x = 43400,

where x is the unknown total number of registered doctors, which is under the question.

Solve the equation to get the answer:

x = 43400%2F0.194 = 223711 registered doctors.


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