in a recent year, 28.1% of all registered doctors were female. If there were 41,100 female registered doctors that year, what was the total number of registered doctors?

Answer 1

41,100/.281 = the total number of doctors

punch the numbers into a calculator, 41,000 divided by 0.281 = 146,263 rounded off.

28.1% = 0.281 = a little more than 1/4

divide 41,100 by 1/4 would be 164,400 total. dividing by a larger number than 1/4

means the total is less than 164,400. 146,263 looks about right.