Medication is prescribed in 7 out of every 10 hospital emergency room visits that involve an injury. If a large urban hospital had 860 emergency room visits involving an injury in the past month, how many of these visits would you expect included a prescription for medication?

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Medication is prescribed in 7 out of every 10 hospital emergency room visits that involve an injury. If a large urban hospital had 860 emergency room visits involving an injury in the past​ month, how many of these visits would you expect included a prescription for​ medication?

Jamarion Roth · Accepted Answer

given Medication is prescribed in 7 out of every 10 hospital emergency room visits that involve an injuryand hospital had 860 emergency room visits involving an injurynumber of visits including prescription for​ medication   =  860  ⋅  (      7    10    )number of visits including prescription for​ medication   =  86  ⋅  7number of visits including prescription for​ medication =602About 602 of these visits would be expected to include a prescription for medication.

Medication is prescribed in 7 out of every 10 hospital emergency room visits that involve an injury. If a large urban hospital had 860 emergency room visits involving an injury in the past month, how many of these visits would you expect included a prescription for medication?

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