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A phlebotomist at Southwest Hospital uses an average of 62 green top blood collection tubes a day. If there are 14 phlebotomists, how many green top tubes do they use in 1 week?

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Final answer:

The 14 phlebotomists at Southwest Hospital would use 4,340 green top blood collection tubes in 1 week.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many green top tubes the 14 phlebotomists use in 1 week, you can use the following calculation:

Green top tubes per day=Average tubes per phlebotomist per day×Number of phlebotomists

Green top tubes per day= 62tubes/day×14phlebotomists

Now, calculate the daily usage:

Green top tubes per day=868 tubes/day

 To find the weekly usage, you multiply the daily usage by the number of days in a week:

Green top tubes per week=Green top tubes per day×Number of days in a week

Assuming a standard workweek of 5 days:

Green top tubes per week=868tubes/day×5days/week

Green top tubes per week=4340tubes/week

Therefore, the 14 phlebotomists at Southwest Hospital would use 4,340 green top blood collection tubes in 1 week.

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