Answer:
72 doctors recommended the medicine
Step-by-step explanation:
The question above is interpreted thus.
9 out of 10 implies 9/10. If 80 doctors were surveyed, the number of doctors that recommended the medicine is 9/10 of 80 doctors. Therefore,
[tex] \frac{9}{10} \: of \: 80[/tex]
[tex] = \frac{9}{10} \times 80[/tex]
[tex] = \frac{9 \times 80}{10} [/tex]
[tex] = \frac{720}{10} [/tex]
[tex] = 72[/tex]
Therefore, in a survey where 9 out of 10 doctors recommended a certain medicine; and 80 doctors were surveyed, 72 doctors recommended the medicine.