PAX Math Practice
1. 9-5 2/3=: 3 1/3
2. A 2 1/2 ounce (oz) piece of cheese supplies 240 calories. How
many calories are supplied by 1 oz of cheese?: 96
3. A patient is to be given a medication for 84 hours. How many days
does this time period cover?: 3 1/2 days
4. A patient's temperature rose from 99.4oF to 102.2oF. How many
degrees did it rise?: 2.8 degrees F
5. If a solution contains 9 milligrams (mg) of salt per 1,000 milliliters
(mL), how many mgs of salt would be needed to make 250 mL?: 2.25 mg
6. A tablet contains 2.5 grains of aspirin. If a patient takes 2 tablets every
4 hours, how many grains of aspirin will be taken in 24 hours?: 30
7. A yardstick is cut so that the longer piece is twice the length of the
shorter piece. How long is the shorter piece in inches (in)? (1 yard = 36
inches): 12 in
8. An anti-allergy medication is 75% aspirin and 25% antihistamine.
Aspirin costs 15 cents per gram and antihistamine costs 50 cents per
gram. What will it cost to make one hundred 1g tablets of this
medication?: $23.75
9. Express 0.057 as a percentage.: 5.70%
10.Express 0.65 as a fraction.: 13/20
11.Express 125/1000 as a decimal.: 0.125
12.Express 80% as a fraction.: 4/5
13.Express 9/30 as a percentage.: 30%
14.If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in
130 lbs? (To the nearest tenth of a kg.): 59.1 kg
15.How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg):
50,000 mg
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, 16.How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if
the annual interest rate is 6%?: $30
17. If 30% of x = 60, then x =: 200
18.If a = 3 and b = 6, what is the value of b to the a power?: 216
19. If a hospital equipment salesperson receives a 12% commission,
how much commission is paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is
sold?: -
$1,920.00
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1. 9-5 2/3=: 3 1/3
2. A 2 1/2 ounce (oz) piece of cheese supplies 240 calories. How
many calories are supplied by 1 oz of cheese?: 96
3. A patient is to be given a medication for 84 hours. How many days
does this time period cover?: 3 1/2 days
4. A patient's temperature rose from 99.4oF to 102.2oF. How many
degrees did it rise?: 2.8 degrees F
5. If a solution contains 9 milligrams (mg) of salt per 1,000 milliliters
(mL), how many mgs of salt would be needed to make 250 mL?: 2.25 mg
6. A tablet contains 2.5 grains of aspirin. If a patient takes 2 tablets every
4 hours, how many grains of aspirin will be taken in 24 hours?: 30
7. A yardstick is cut so that the longer piece is twice the length of the
shorter piece. How long is the shorter piece in inches (in)? (1 yard = 36
inches): 12 in
8. An anti-allergy medication is 75% aspirin and 25% antihistamine.
Aspirin costs 15 cents per gram and antihistamine costs 50 cents per
gram. What will it cost to make one hundred 1g tablets of this
medication?: $23.75
9. Express 0.057 as a percentage.: 5.70%
10.Express 0.65 as a fraction.: 13/20
11.Express 125/1000 as a decimal.: 0.125
12.Express 80% as a fraction.: 4/5
13.Express 9/30 as a percentage.: 30%
14.If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in
130 lbs? (To the nearest tenth of a kg.): 59.1 kg
15.How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg):
50,000 mg
1/3
, 16.How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if
the annual interest rate is 6%?: $30
17. If 30% of x = 60, then x =: 200
18.If a = 3 and b = 6, what is the value of b to the a power?: 216
19. If a hospital equipment salesperson receives a 12% commission,
how much commission is paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is
sold?: -
$1,920.00
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