SOLUTION: I think this is a proportion problem. A survey indicated that 5 out of 9 doctors use Zed pain reliever. If 3600 doctors were surveyed, how many use Zed? I got x= 2000. Is this cor

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Question 362891: I think this is a proportion problem. A survey indicated that 5 out of 9 doctors use Zed pain reliever. If 3600 doctors were surveyed, how many use Zed?
I got x= 2000. Is this correct?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5%2F9=X%2F3600
X=%285%2F9%29%283600%29
X=2000
Yes, correct.
Well done!