Question

A medical provider is doing a study to determine the average time spent waiting before an appointment. The current average wait time is 34 minutes, which is 15% shorter than the average was when the study started. What was the average wait time then?

Answer 1

Answer:

39.1 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Current wait time = 34 minutes

Current wait time is 15% shorter than average wait time when study started.

Average wait time when study started :

15% of current wait time :

0.15 * 34

= 5.1 minutes

Average wait time when study started :

34 minutes + 5.1 minutes

= 39.1 minutes