Question

Allie and Sam are ophthalmologists. Allie found that​ 40% of the 170 patients she saw in a week were​ near-sighted. Sam found that​ 25% of the 236 patients he saw in a week were​ near-sighted.
a. How many of the patients Allie saw were​ near-sighted?
b. How many of the patients Sam saw were​ near-sighted?


a. Find the number of​ near-sighted patients that Allie saw.

allies saw __​near-sighted patients.

Answers

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To find out how many near-sighted patients Allie saw, we can calculate 40% of the 170 patients she examined.

\[
\text{Number of near-sighted patients} = 0.40 \times 170
\]

Calculating this:

\[
0.40 \times 170 = 68
\]

So, Allie saw **68 near-sighted patients**.

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Now for Sam, we need to find out how many near-sighted patients he saw, knowing that 25% of the 236 patients were near-sighted.

\[
\text{Number of near-sighted patients} = 0.25 \times 236
\]

Calculating this:

\[
0.25 \times 236 = 59
\]

So, Sam saw **59 near-sighted patients**.

In summary:
a. Allie saw **68 near-sighted patients**.
b. Sam saw **59 near-sighted patients**.