there are 80 patients in a ward on monday morning, 1/8 were discharged on tuesday, 1/4 on wednesday and 2/5 on thursday, i f 30 patients are admitted during that time, how many beds were empty?

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Answer 1

All the fractions are based on 80 patients: 1/8 is 80/8=10; 1/4 is 80/4=20; 1/5 is 80/5=16 so 2/5 is 32. In all, 10+20+32=62 patients were discharged. That leaves 80-62=18. 30 new patients were admitted: 18+30=48 in the ward. So the number of empty beds is 80-48=32.

 

Answer 2

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