A vial of flu vaccine contains enough for 10 shots. This past year your health clinic gave 220 flu shots. How many vials should
2 answers:
Answer:
25 vials should be ordered for next year.
Step-by-step explanation:
A vial of flu vaccine contains enough for 10 shots.
This year health clinic gave 220 flu shots. So number of vials required this year will be = vials
Next year there is an estimation that we will require 10% more vials.
Now number of vials required next year = Number of vials this year + % increase
= 22 + 10% of 22
= 22 +
= 22 + 2.2
= 24.2
Since order of vaccine can not be placed in fractions or decimals, so 25 vials will be required.
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