A doctor's office allows thirty minutes for each appointment. After taking a one- hour lunch break, the doctor's office has a(n) ____ of sixteen patients a day if it is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Capacity refers to the maximum number of patients a doctor's office can accommodate in a given day. Given that the office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and allows thirty minutes per appointment, the total number of appointments that can be scheduled in a day is (9 hours x 60 minutes) / 30 minutes = 18 appointments. Subtracting the one hour lunch break, the total number of appointments per day is 17. Therefore, the office's capacity is 16 patients per day, indicating the maximum number of patients that can be seen in a day.

A Doctor's Office Allows Thirty Minutes for Each Appointment