The physician uses six packs of 5-0 sutures daily during a 5-day workweek. One box of sutures contains 32 packs. How many boxes of sutures are ordered each month?
1 Answer
Each month requires different amounts of sutures.
Explanation:
For January, there are 22 work-days (or let's say 4 weeks). Therefore total
For February: there are 20 working days and therefore
Therefore, you need 4 boxes for some months and 3 boxes for other months. (I assume there are no holidays with the exception of 1st of January).
For January 4 boxes (left 18 sutures at the end of the month)
For February 3 boxes (left 14 sutures at the end of the month)
For March 4 boxes (left 27 sutures at the end of the month)
For April 3 boxes (left 23 sutures at the end of the month)
For May 3 boxes (left 4 sutures at the end of the month)
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