Two weeks ago, 2/3 of the patients at a hospital were male. last week 3/6 of the 80 patients were male. during which week were there more patients?
To compare the number of patients in each week, we need to calculate the number of male patients in each week.
Two weeks ago, 2/3 of the patients were male. Let's assume the total number of patients at the hospital two weeks ago was x:
Number of male patients = 2/3 * x = (2/3)x
Last week, 3/6 of the 80 patients were male. This can be simplified to 1/2 of the 80 patients:
Number of male patients = 1/2 * 80 = (1/2)*80 = 40
To determine during which week there were more patients, we need to compare the number of male patients.
Since we don't have the exact value of x from the first statement, we cannot determine if there were more patients two weeks ago based on the given information.