Question

A nurse sees 24 patients in 5 hours. At this rate, approximately how many patients will the nurse be able to see in a 8-hour period?

Answer 1

Hi!

We will solve this using proportions, like this:

24 patients in 5 hours

x patients in 8 hours

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x = (24*8)/5

x = 192/5

x = 38,4

The nurse will be able to see 38,4 patients in a 8-hour period, but because it's patients we are talking about, living things which can't be represented in decimal form, the nurse will be able to see approximately 38 patients in a 8-hour period.

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