Question

During a three-day period, a provincial hospital received 24 new patients and discharged 6 on the first day, received 8 and discharged 21on the second day, and received 9 and discharged 6 on the third day. How did the number of patients in the hospital at the end on the third day compared with the number at the start at of the three-day period

Answer 1

1 : 3

Explanation:

Given the following :

First day :

Patient received = 24

Patient discharged = 6

Second day :

Patient received = 8

Patient discharged = 21

First day :

Patient received = 9

Patient discharged = 6

Number of patient in the hospital at the end of the third day:

Patients received = (24 + 8 + 9) = 41

Patients discharged = (6 + 21 + 6) = 33

Patient received - patient discharged

= (41 - 33) = 8

Number of patients in hospital at the start of the three day period :

Patient received on first day = 24

Patient at the end : patient at the start

8 : 24 = 1 : 3