Question

5. On the cardiac ward of a local hospital, there are 7 nursing assistants. The seven assistants have 7, 8, 5, 9, 10, 10, and 14 patients, respectively, that they assist. What is the average number of patients per nursing assistant? OA. 6 ??.7 OC. 8 OD. 9 OE. 10

Answer 1

Option OD - 9

Explanation:

Given : On the cardiac ward of a local hospital, there are 7 nursing assistants. The seven assistants have 7, 8, 5, 9, 10, 10, and 14 patients, respectively, that they assist.

To find : What is the average number of patients per nursing assistant?

Solution :

The average number of patients per nursing assistant is given by the division of sum of number of patients by total number of nursing.

So,
`\text{Average} =\frac{\text{Sum of patients}}{\text{Number of assistants}}`

`\text{Average} =(7+8+5+9+10+10+14)/(7)`

`\text{Average} =(63)/(7)`

`\text{Average} =9`

Therefore, The average number of patients per nursing assistant is 9.

So, Option OD is correct.