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One state's requirement for staffing levels mandates a minimum ratio of one nurse for every three patients in a pediatric unit. Under these guidelines, how many nurses are required to be on duty if there are 10 patients in the pediatric unit?
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Answer 1

1 max of 3
2 max of 6
3 max of 9
4 max of 22

Where does 10 fit in?

Answer 2

how much are you multiplying by

Answer 3

@tkhunny has a typo.
The 4th line should read:
4 max of 12
not 22

Answer 4

Since you need 1 nurse for each 3 patients, multiply the number of nurses by 3 to find the maximum number of patients any number of nurses can handle.

Answer 5

33

Answer 6

You can divide the number of patients by 3. If the division does not come out even, round up to the next higher integer.

Answer 7

That's weird. It WAS a 12?

Answer 8

With 33 nurses you can handle 99 patients. You only have 10 patients, so 33 nurses is way too many.

Answer 9

1 max of 3
2 max of 6
3 max of 9
4 max of 12

Where does 10 fit in?

Answer 10

u need 3 nurses for 9 patients so i guess u need 4 nurses

Answer 11

am i right?