Question

After the outbreak of a mysterious disease, the average wait time at a hospital increased by 70%. Before the outbreak, the average wait time at the hospital was m minutes. Write 2 expressions that could represent the average wait time at the hospital.

Answer 1

# of patients = n patients

avg. wait time = m minutes

minutes per patient = b minutes per patient

before outbreak:

m = n×b

after outbreak:

m= .7(n×b) + (n×b)

Answer 2

1.7m

(170/100)m

Explanation: