Question

At the children's hospital in seattle there are, on average, 50 births per week. mother and child stay, on average, one day before they leave the hospital. at the swedish hospital (also in seattle), the average number of births per week is 220. mothers and children stay in the hospital one day on average.
a. how many new mothers, on average, are staying at the children's hospital?

Answer 1

Using the formula in computing for the mean or average with respect to the 2 hospitals
Average new mother= (new mother in Seattle + new mothers in Swedish)/2 hospitals
where
new mother Seattle = 50
new mother Swedish = 220
Average new mother = 270/2
Average new mother = 135 new mothers