HPAT Numerical Reasoning and Data Analysis

Question 1

A hospital treats 240 patients per week. If 35% are emergency cases, how many are non-emergency patients treated per week?

Accepted Answer

156

Answer

84

Answer

140

Answer

180

Question 2

A clinical study reports a mean recovery time of 8 days with a standard deviation of 2 days. What is the coefficient of variation (CV)?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

16%

Answer

4%

Answer

40%

Question 3

A pie chart shows hospital bed distribution: Surgery 30%, Cardiology 25%, Oncology 20%, Pediatrics 15%, Other 10%. If the hospital has 400 beds, how many are in Cardiology?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

80

Answer

120

Answer

60

Question 4

A patient's white blood cell count (×10³/μL) over 4 weeks: Week 1: 4.5, Week 2: 6.2, Week 3: 5.8, Week 4: 7.5. What is the mean count over this period?

Accepted Answer

6.0

Answer

5.5

Answer

5.8

Answer

6.5

Question 5

A medication causes a side effect in 3 out of every 25 patients. In a group of 300 patients, how many would be expected to experience this side effect?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

24

Answer

48

Answer

12

Question 6

Hospital admissions increased from 800 per month to 1,100 per month over one year. What is the percentage increase in admissions?

Accepted Answer

37.5%

Answer

25.0%

Answer

32.5%

Answer

43.5%

Question 7

A medication dosage is 0.05 mg per kg of body weight. What is the correct dose for a patient weighing 72 kg?

Accepted Answer

3.6 mg

Answer

3.2 mg

Answer

4.0 mg

Answer

2.8 mg