Question

1. as part of planning for a building project, the hospital considered the average occupancy rate for the beds in the various parts of the hospital. the 32 beds in the pediatric ward had an occupancy rate of 84%. on an average day, how many beds were occupied in the pediatric ward? round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

$84\% = \frac{84}{100} = 0.84$

Step2: Calculate occupied beds

$\text{Occupied beds} = 32 \times 0.84 = 26.88$

Step3: Round to nearest whole number

$26.88 \approx 27$

Answer:

27