In a recent year, 31.3% of all registered doctors were female. If there were 53,300 female registered doctors that year, what was the total number of registered doctors? Round your answer bto the nearest whole number
Let's call the total number of registered doctors X. We can set up a proportion to represent the given information:
53,300 / X = 0.313
To solve for X, we can cross multiply:
53,300 = X * 0.313
To isolate X, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.313:
X = 53,300 / 0.313
X ≈ 170,063.24
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the total number of registered doctors is 170,063.