Chapter 01: General Mathematics
Tritak: Brown and Mulholland’s Drug Calculations, 12th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Add: 1/3 + 1/8
a. 2/11
b. 2/24
c. 11/24
d. 1
ANS: C
2. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Multiply and reduce to lowest terms: 2/3 1/8
a. 1/12
b. 2/24
c. 1/24
d. 2/11
ANS: A
3. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Multiply and reduce to lowest terms: 1/4 1/10
a. 2/14
b. 1/14
c. 1/20
d. 1/40
ANS: D
4. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Divide and reduce to lowest terms: 1/4 ÷ 3/8
, a. 1/6
b. 2/3
c. 3/4
d. 3/8
ANS: B
5. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 0.008 to a fraction.
a. 4/5
b. 1/25
c. 4/25
d. 1/125
ANS: D
6. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 1 1/5 to an improper fraction.
a. 1/5
b. 2/5
c. 6/5
d. 8/5
ANS: C
7. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 20/3 to a whole or mixed number.
a. 6 2/3
b. 6 1/3
c. 7 2/3
d. 7 1/3
ANS: A
8. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
, Change 5:25 to a fraction and reduce to the lowest terms.
a. 5/25
b. 1/25
c. 1
d. 1/5
ANS: D
9. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 5:100 to a fraction and reduce to the lowest terms.
a. 1/20
b. 1/5
c. 1/1000
d. 5/100
ANS: A
10. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 3:9 to a fraction and reduce to the lowest terms.
a. 1/9
b. 1/10
c. 3/100
d. 1/3
ANS: D
11. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 4:12 to a fraction and reduce to the lowest terms.
a. 12/4
b. 1/3
c. 3/1
d. 1/4
ANS: B
12. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
, Change 50:200 to a fraction and reduce to the lowest terms.
a. 200/50
b. 1/5
c. 1/4
d. 2.5/100
ANS: C
13. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 5% to a fraction and reduce to the lowest terms.
a. 1/20
b. 1/5
c. 1/1000
d. 5/100
ANS: A
14. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 10% to a fraction and reduce to the lowest terms.
a. 1
b. 1/10
c. 1/100
d. 1/1000
ANS: B
15. Directions: Solve the following problems. Round final answers to the nearest tenth place
unless otherwise instructed. For completion questions, enter numerical answers only, do not
enter unit of measurements such as mL, tab, %, etc. For answers less than 1, use a leading
zero (e.g., 0.25 or 0.12). Avoid trailing zeros (e.g., use 1.25, not 1.250).
Change 4.5% to a fraction and reduce to the lowest terms.
a. 9
b. 9/10
c. 4.5/1000
d. 9/200
ANS: D
