Assume the ratio of physicians to inhabitants of the United States is 1 to 536. If there are 300 million people living in the United States, approximately how many physicians are there?

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Assume the ratio of physicians to inhabitants of the United States is 1 to 536. If there are 300 million people living in the United States, approximately how many physicians are there? ​

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To find the number of physicians, divide the total population by the ratio of inhabitants to physicians: 300,000,000 / 536 ≈ 559,701.

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