Question

There are 361 doctors and nurses in a hospital. If the ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 8 : 11, then how many nurses are there in the hospital?

Answer 1

Answer: 209 nurses

Step-by-step explanation:

Total no. Of doctors and nurses=361

Ratio=doctors:nurses

=>8:11

Let the no. Of doctors be 8x and no. Of nurses be 11x

So,

8x+11x=361

19x=361

x=361/19

x=19

11x=19X11

=209

Therefore, there are 209 nurses in the hospital.