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One of the 27 nurses in a nursing home has resigned. If the ratio of staff nurse to the patients is 1 : 6, how many maximum patients can be admitted?A. 156B. 162C. 150D. 1681. B2. C3. D4. A |
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Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : A Given: Original Number of nurses = 27 Ratio of nurse to the patients = 1 ∶ 6 Concept used: Using the concept of ratio Calculation: Let the maximum number of patient be x. Original Number of nurses = 27 New number of nurses = 27 – 1 ⇒ New number of nurses = 26 According to the question, Nurse ∶ Patient = 1 ∶ 6 ⇒ 26/x = 1/6 ⇒ x = 156 ∴ The maximum patients can be admitted is 156. |
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