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

The anwers is 170/100 and 1.7m

Explanation:

Answer 2

`m=(n * t)` minutes

`m_(new)=0.70(n * t)+(n * t)`

Explanation:

We have been given that the average wait time at a hospital increased by 70%.

Initially average wait time was m minutes. But later it increased by 70%.

Let there are n number of patients and it takes t minutes to examine each patient.

So the initial average waiting time is:

`m=(n * t)` minutes

After the outbreak the waiting time increased by 70%. So the new waiting time should be the sum of initial waiting time and additional waiting time that is:

New waiting time = 70%
`(n * t)`+
`(n+t)`

`m_(new)=0.70(n * t)+(n* t)`