The nurse cares for clients in an outpatient clinic.

Question

the nurse notes 1/2 of the patients are elderly men and 1/3 of the patients are young woman. What percent were elderly women? 

 

a.) 10%

b.) 16.7%

c.) 23

d.) 33.3%

Answer 1

1/2+1/3 = 3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6

 

Therefore, 1/6 are elderly females.

 

1/6 = 16.7%