Question

as a pharmacy technician, you keep track of what percentage of patients picked up their prescriptions on each particular day of a given week. last monday, 95 patients picked up their prescriptions, and there were 505 patients total for the week. which equation gives the percentage of patients who picked up their prescriptions on monday?

a. percentage = 95 ÷ 100
b. percentage = (505 - 95)/100
c. percentage = (95 ÷ 505) × 100
d. percentage = 505 ÷ 95
e. percentage = 95

Explanation:

Step1: Recall percentage formula

The formula for percentage is $\text{Percentage}=\frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}}\times100$.

Step2: Identify part and whole

The number of patients who picked up prescriptions on Monday (95) is the part, and the total number of patients for the week (505) is the whole.

Step3: Substitute values

Substituting into the formula, we get $\text{Percentage}=(95\div505)\times100$.

Answer:

C. Percentage = (95 ÷ 505) × 100