Question

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?

Answer 1

To get this answer you need to find the average. To find the average, you need to add the number of patients for each assistant together.

7 + 8 + 5 + 9 + 10 + 10 + 14 = 63

Then divide the answer by the number of assistants.

63 / 7 = 9

So, the answer is 9. There are an average of 9 patients per nurse.

Answer 2

9

Explanation:

average =
`(sum of patients)/(number of assistants)`

=
`(7+8+5+9+10+10+14)/(7)` =
`(63)/(7)` = 9