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Types of fractions correct answers 1) proper 2) improper 3) mixed # 4) complex Proper fraction correct answers numerator is less than denominator Improper fraction correct answers numerator is greater than the denominator Mixed number (example) correct answers 2 1/2 Complex fraction ...

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Types of fractions correct answers 1) proper
2) improper
3) mixed #
4) complex

Proper fraction correct answers numerator is less than denominator

Improper fraction correct answers numerator is greater than the denominator

Mixed number (example) correct answers 2 1/2

Complex fraction correct answers fraction on top AND bottom

Reducing fractions correct answers Find the largest # that can be evenly divided into the
numerator and the denominator

Multiplying fractions correct answers 1. multiply the numerators and denominators (do BOTH
straight across)
2. reduce

What should you consider when you have several fractions to be multiplied? correct answers
Reduce fractions FIRST (before you multiply)

Dividing fractions correct answers 1. invert the fraction AFTER the division sign
2. change the division sign to a multiplication sign
3. follow the rules for multiplying fractions (multiply straight across after inverting 2nd fraction)

Changing a fraction to a decimal correct answers divide the numerator by the denominator
(through long division)

Changing a decimal to a fraction correct answers 1. count the # of decimal places after the
decimal point
2. as you read the decimal, you create a fraction

What do you ALWAYS have to do when writing decimals? correct answers 1. put the zero
before the decimal point (i.e. do 0.6 instead of .6)
2. never write a zero by itself after a decimal point (i.e. do 5mg instead of 5.0mg)

What does "percent" literally mean? correct answers parts per hundred

Percent correct answers a fraction, with the # becoming the numerator and 100 becoming the
denominator

4% as a fraction correct answers 4/100

, 0.2% as a fraction correct answers 0.2/100

ratio correct answers the relationship b/w 2 numbers

proportion correct answers a ratio written as a fraction

2:3= what? correct answers 2/3

Solve this→ 5:30:x:36 correct answers 1) multiply the means
2) multiply the extremities
3) solve for "x"
4) simplify

Solve 5/30=X/36 correct answers 30x=180, divide both sides by 30, x=6

Dosage calculations correct answers pick a method and stick w/ it

What systems are used for med calculations? correct answers 1. metric
2. apothecary
3. household

Which system is used the most? correct answers metric

Metric system: weight units (and their abbreviations)→ there are 4 correct answers • gram (G, g,
gm)
• milligram (mg)
• microgram (mcg)
• kilogram (kg)

Which weight is the largest in the metric system? correct answers kg

Metric system: liquid measure units (and their abbreviations)→ there are 2 correct answers • liter
(L)
• milliliter (mL)

Metric conversion methods correct answers • converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit
• converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit

converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit correct answers multiply by 1,000

converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit correct answers divide by 1,000

metric conversion chart correct answers

2g= _____mg correct answers 2g→ 2.000 (move 3 places to the right)→ 2g=2,000mg

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