Question 1

A pharmacist needs to convert a patient's medication from milligrams to micrograms. If the prescription is for $$0.75$$ milligrams, how many micrograms should the pharmacist prepare?

Accepted Answer

$$750$$ \ micrograms$

Question 2

A doctor prescribes a dosage of $$2.5$$ grams of a medication. How many milligrams is this equivalent to?

Accepted Answer

$$2,500$$ \ milligrams$

Question 3

A recipe calls for $$3/4$$ cup of sugar. If you only have a $$1/4$$ cup measuring cup, how many times must you fill it to get the correct amount?

Accepted Answer

$$3$$ \ times$

Question 4

A patient is given a prescription for $$88/102$$ grams of a substance. Which of the following fractions is closest in value to this amount?

Accepted Answer

$$88/102$$

Question 5

A chemist needs to round the measurement $$34.55$$ grams to the nearest whole number for a report. What is the correct rounded value?

Accepted Answer

$$35$$

Question 6

A nurse needs to convert $$1$$ inch to centimeters to measure a wound. What is the correct conversion?

Accepted Answer

$$2.54$$ \ centimeters$

Question 7

A medication label states that each tablet contains $$0.25$$ grams of active ingredient. How many milligrams of active ingredient are in $$4$$ tablets?

Accepted Answer

$$1,000$$ \ milligrams$

Question 8

A student scored $$18$$ points out of $$122 on a $$quiz. What percent did the student score?

Accepted Answer

$$14.8\%$$

Question 9

A scientist needs to reduce the fraction $$4/16 to $$its lowest terms for a report. What is the correct reduced form?

Accepted Answer

$$1/4$$

Question 10

A nutritionist is comparing two fractions representing portions of a meal: $$5/8$$ and $$3/8. $$Which statement is true about these fractions?

Accepted Answer

The fraction with the greater numerator, $$5/8$$, has the greater value.

Question 11

A laboratory technician needs to write the decimal $$0.45$$ correctly on a report. Which is the proper way to write it?

Accepted Answer

$$0.45$$

Question 12

A patient is prescribed $$6/1000$$ grams of a medication. What is the decimal equivalent of this amount?

Accepted Answer

$$0.006$$

Question 13

A nurse subtracts $$0.067$$ liters from $$1.5892$$ liters to determine the remaining volume in an IV bag. What is the result?

Accepted Answer

$$1.5222$$

Question 14

A scientist multiplies $$2.15 by$$ $$0.25 to $$calculate the concentration of a solution. What is the product?

Accepted Answer

$$0.5375$$

Question 15

A student rounds $$257.56 to $$the nearest tenth for a lab report. What is the correct rounded value?

Accepted Answer

$$257.6$$

Question 16

A biologist needs to convert $$0.003$$ kilograms to grams. What is the correct conversion?

Accepted Answer

$$3$$ \ grams$

Question 17

A patient is given $$3/8 of a $$liter of saline solution. After reducing the fraction to lowest terms, how much saline is this?

Accepted Answer

$$3/8$$ \ liter$

Question 18

A chemist needs to express $$0.000001$$ grams using a metric prefix. Which prefix should be used?

Accepted Answer

micro-

Question 19

A nurse is preparing a solution and needs to know the meaning of the prefix 'kilo-' in the metric system. What does 'kilo-' denote?

Accepted Answer

one thousand units

Question 20

A student is asked to convert the mixed number $$2\frac{3}{5} to an $$improper fraction. What is the first step?

Accepted Answer

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator.

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