Question

On March 6, a total of 12 bassinets are occupied, out of a bassinet count of 15. On March 7, three babies are born live and one is stillborn. That same day, two babies are discharged home with their mothers. What is the bassinet occupancy percentage for March 7? (compute to one decimal place)

a) 73.3%
b) 80.0%
c) 73.7%
d) 79.0

Answer 1

To calculate the bassinet occupancy percentage for March 7, we divide the number of occupied bassinets by the total number of bassinets available. On March 6, the occupancy percentage was 80%. On March 7, three babies were born live and one was stillborn, while two babies were discharged home.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the bassinet occupancy percentage for March 7, we need to determine the total number of occupied bassinets on that day and divide it by the total number of bassinets available.

On March 6, there were 12 occupied bassinets out of a total count of 15, so the occupancy percentage on that day was (12/15) * 100 = 80%.

On March 7, three babies were born live and one was stillborn, so the number of occupied bassinets increased to 12 + 3 - 1 = 14. Additionally, two babies were discharged home, so the number of occupied bassinets decreased to 14 - 2 = 12.

Therefore, the bassinet occupancy percentage for March 7 is (12/15) * 100 = 80%.