After the outbreak of a mysterious disease, the average wait time at a hospital increased by 70%. Before the outbreak, the average wait time at the hospital was m minutes. Which of the following expressions could represent the average wait time at the hospital after the outbreak? Choose 2 answers: A 0.7m B 100170m C m+70 D m+0.7 E 1.7m
Q. After the outbreak of a mysterious disease, the average wait time at a hospital increased by 70%. Before the outbreak, the average wait time at the hospital was m minutes. Which of the following expressions could represent the average wait time at the hospital after the outbreak? Choose 2 answers: A 0.7m B 100170m C m+70 D m+0.7 E 1.7m
Understand 70% Increase: First, we need to understand that a 70% increase means the new wait time is 100% of the original time plus an additional 70% of that original time. This can be expressed as 100%+70%=170% of the original time.
Convert to Decimal/Fraction: To convert the percentage to a decimal or fraction that can be used in an expression, we remember that 100% is equivalent to 1 in decimal form. Therefore, 170% is equivalent to 1.7 or 100170 when expressed as a decimal or fraction, respectively.
Write Expressions for New Time: Now, we can write the expressions for the new average wait time. Since the original wait time is m minutes, the new wait time after a 70% increase would be 1.7 times m, which can be written as 1.7m. Alternatively, using the fraction form, it would be (170/100)m.
Evaluate Answer Choices: We can now evaluate the answer choices given:A) 0.7m represents only the 70% increase, not the total time after the increase.B) (170/100)m correctly represents the total time after the increase.C) m+70 incorrectly adds 70 minutes to the original time, regardless of what m is.D) m+0.7 incorrectly adds 0.7 minutes to the original time.E) 1.7m correctly represents the total time after the increase.
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