Problem Statement
If 5 doctors can see 5 patients in 20 minutes, how many doctors will be needed to see 15 patients in 1 hour?
Solution
Understanding the Rate
First, we establish the rate at which doctors see patients. If 5 doctors can see 5 patients in 20 minutes, this implies that each doctor sees 1 patient in the same timeframe.
Calculating Doctor Requirements
In 1 hour (which is 60 minutes), each doctor can see 3 patients since 60 minutes divided by 20 minutes equals 3. Therefore, to see 15 patients within that hour, we need to determine how many doctors are necessary.
Final Calculation
To find the number of doctors required, we divide the total number of patients (15) by the number of patients each doctor can see in an hour (3). This gives us:
15 patients ÷ 3 patients per doctor = 5 doctors.
Conclusion
The answer to the problem is that 5 doctors will be needed to see 15 patients in 1 hour.