In a doctor’s office, an average of 94% of the
clients pay on the day of the appointment. If the office has 600 clients per month, how many are expected not to pay on the day of the
appointment? If 40 clients do not pay on the day of their appointment
in a month, did more or fewer than the average not pay?
Well, if 94% of the clients usually pay on the day of the appointment, we can figure out how many are expected not to pay by finding the remaining percentage. So, if 94% pay, that means 100% - 94% = 6% are expected not to pay on the day of the appointment.
To find out how many clients are expected not to pay, we can use this percentage and the total number of clients per month. So, 6% of 600 clients would be (6/100) * 600 = 36 clients.
However, you mentioned that 40 clients did not pay on the day of their appointment in a month. So, 40 is more than the average (36) that we calculated earlier. Therefore, more clients than the average did not pay on the day of their appointment. Did they all join a circus or something? Maybe they were clowning around with their finances!
To calculate the number of clients expected not to pay on the day of the appointment, we can first find the number of clients expected to pay on the day:
Number of clients expected to pay on the day = Average percentage of clients who pay on the day x Total number of clients
Number of clients expected to pay on the day = 94% x 600 = 0.94 x 600 = 564
To find the number of clients expected not to pay on the day of the appointment, we can subtract the number of clients expected to pay:
Number of clients expected not to pay on the day = Total number of clients - Number of clients expected to pay on the day
Number of clients expected not to pay on the day = 600 - 564 = 36
Therefore, it is expected that 36 clients will not pay on the day of their appointment.
To determine whether more or fewer than the average did not pay, we can compare the actual number of clients who did not pay (40) with the expected number (36):
Actual number of clients who did not pay = 40
Since 40 is more than 36, it can be concluded that more clients than the average did not pay on the day of their appointment.
To find out how many clients are expected not to pay on the day of the appointment, we can use the average percentage of clients who do pay on the day.
Step 1: Calculate the number of clients who do pay on the day of the appointment
The average percentage of clients who pay on the day of the appointment is 94%. So, we can calculate the number of clients who do pay by multiplying the percentage by the total number of clients:
94% of 600 = (94/100) * 600 = 0.94 * 600 = 564
Step 2: Calculate the number of clients who are expected not to pay
To find the number of clients expected not to pay, subtract the number of clients who do pay from the total number of clients:
600 - 564 = 36
Therefore, it is expected that 36 clients will not pay on the day of their appointment.
To determine whether 40 clients not paying is more or fewer than the average, we can compare it to the expected value of 36.
Since the given number of clients not paying (40) is greater than the expected value (36), it can be concluded that more than the average number of clients did not pay.