Answer:
123,400 pharmacists.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the Number of pharmacists in 1980 be x.
Percentage increase in number of pharmacists = 89% of x
Number of pharmacists in year 2018 = [tex]x + \frac{89x}{100}= \frac{189}{100}x[/tex]
According to question,
[tex]\frac{189}{100} x = 2,33,226[/tex]
[tex]x = \frac{233226}{189} \times 100 = 123400[/tex]
Therefore, the number of pharmacists in 1980 were 123,400.
