Answer:
1,600 dentists were surveyed in total.
Step-by-step explanation:
We can set up a proportion for this problem:
[tex]\frac{27}{40} = \frac{1080}{x}\\\\\\[/tex]
Now we can cross multiply:
[tex]27*x = 1080*40\\\\27x = 43,200\\\\27x/27 = 43,200/27\\\\x = 1,600[/tex]
1,600 dentists were surveyed in total.
