Final answer:
Based on a nurse's comment about the likelihood of patients truly having the flu, we can calculate how many out of 25 patients claiming to have the flu actually have it.
Step-by-step explanation:
Based on the information provided, the nurse stated that the chance of a patient truly having the flu when they call the medical advice line claiming to have the flu is only about 4 percent. Out of the next 25 patients claiming to have the flu, we are interested in the number of patients who actually have the flu.
To calculate the number of patients who actually have the flu, we can use the given rate of 4 percent. We multiply 4% by the total number of patients (25) to determine the number of patients with the flu.
4% of 25 = 0.04 * 25 = 1
Therefore, out of the next 25 patients claiming to have the flu, we would expect only 1 patient to actually have the flu.