1)Â Correct answer is C (62)
This simply involves adding up the total number of GP surgeries from the table. Therefore: 15 + 5 + 23 + 11 + 8 = 62.
2)Â Correct answer is B (180,000)
There are 15 surgeries within 5 km of the hospital, and we are told that each surgery has an average of 12,000 patients. Therefore: 15 x 12,000 = 180,000.
3) Correct answer is E (Can’t tell)
We are told that there are 8 surgeries over 20 km away, but we don’t know how many of these surgeries lie within 25 km. Therefore we cannot calculate the answer with certainty from the data. In addition to this, not all members of the population may be registered with a GP meaning that the number of patients in each GP surgery does not necessarily equate to the population.
4)Â Correct answer is C (156,000)
We know that there are 23 surgeries between 10-14 km away; with an average of 12,000 patients per surgery, there are a total of: 23 x 12,000 = 276,000 patients. The nearby city has a population of 120,000 patients, therefore: 276,000 – 120,000 = 156,000 patients who live 10-14 km away but not in the city.