Question

At a local hospital, 4 out of every 9 doctors are women. If there are 126 doctors at the hospital, how many are women?

Answer 1

56

Explanation:

Ration of the no. of women to men = 4 : 5

= 4x + 5x = 126

= 9x = 126 = 14

Thus no. of women = 4 × x = 4 × 14 = 56