Question

. Every week, 2,492 new patients are admitted to a hospital. In a year, about , ANS;

patients are admitted to this hospital.
a. 100,950 b. 1256,000 c. 140,000

Answer 1

c 140,000

Explanation:

One year = roughly 52 weeks

52 × 2492

129,584

Closest option is 140,000

Answer 2

130, 000

Explanation:

A year has 52 weeks

Weekly admissions are 2492 patients

To get annual number of patients admitted, we get the product of weekly admissions and the number of weeks in a year.

Therefore, for 1 year, the number of patients admitted will be

52*2492=129584 patients. Rounded off to the nearest thousands will be 130, 000 patients