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20 doctors is 8% of what number of doctors?
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Final answer:

To find the number of doctors that 20 doctors represent 8% of, set up and solve a proportion by cross-multiplication.


Step-by-step explanation:

To find out what number of doctors 20 doctors is 8% of, we can set up a proportion. Let's call the total number of doctors x. The proportion would be 20/x = 8/100. We can solve this proportion by cross-multiplying: 100 * 20 = 8 * x. Simplifying this equation, we get 2000 = 8x. Dividing both sides by 8, we find that x = 250. Therefore, 20 doctors is 8% of 250 doctors.


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