Mathematical Excursions (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood, Richard D. Nation, Daniel K. Clegg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 8ES
Hospital Interns The table below shows the number of interns and the average number of patients admitted each day at two different hospitals. The hospital administrator is planning to add a new intern to one of the hospitals. Use the apportionment principle to determine which hospital should receive the new intern.
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