Paks Math

A Pts temperature rose from 99.2F to 102.5F How many degrees did it rise?

3.3 F

A Pt is to be given a medication for 60 hrs. How many days does this period cover?

Answer: 2 days in 1/2 - each day contains 24 hrs

If a hospital equipment salesperson receives a 15% commission, how much commission is paid when $15,000.00 worth of equipment is sold?

Answer: $2,250.00 - 15,000 - 15% = $2,250.00 Subtract

How much simple interest will be paid on a $600.00 loan for 1 year if the interest rate is 7%

Answer: $42 - Add $600 + 7% = $42

A health clinic spends $418,704 per year (52 weeks) on electricity. On average, how much does it spend per week on electricity?

Answer: $8,052.00 - Divide $418,704 ÷ 52 weeks

Express 4% as a decimal

Answer: 0.04% - To convert from percent to decimal: divide by 100 and remove the "%" sign

0.7 / 5.6 =

Answer: 0.125 - Divide, 0.7 ÷ 5.6

Express 150/1000 as a decimal

Answer: 0.15 - To write 150/1000 as a decimal you have to divide numerator by the denominator of the fraction. We divide now 150 by 1000 what we write down as 150/1000 and we get 0.15

On a map 1/2 inch represents 150 miles (mi). Five inches would represent how many miles?)

Answer: 1,500 mi A full inch is 300 miles multiply that times 5 inch

Express 0.75 as a fraction

Answer: 15/20 - Step 1: Write down decimal and divide by 1 - Step 2: Muliply both top and bottom by 100 (because there are 2 digits after the decimal point so that is 10* 10= 100) - Step 3: To simplify a fraction divide the top and bottom by the highest number that can be divided into both numbers exactly.

A nutrientist reccomends that a client gets 2/4 of his calories from fats, 1/5 of his calories from proteins, and the remainder of his calories from carbohydrates. What fraction of all calories should the client get from carbohydrates?

Answer: 3/10 2 *5 1 *4 ---- ---- 4 *5 5 *4 10 - 4 6 ÷ 2 3 ---- = ---- = >> ------ 20 > 20 20 ÷ 2 10 Key the denominator will always be the same

What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 feet wide and 12 feet long?

Answer: 48 - Multiply 4×12= 48

1/4 × 20=

Answer: 5 1/4 X 20/1 = 20/4 20÷4 = 5

Express 0.063 as a percent

Answer: 6.3% - Multiply by 100 to convert a number from decimal to percent. Converting from a decimal to a percentage is done by multiplying the decimal value by 100. the short way to convert from decimal to percent is to move the decimal point 2 places to the right and add a percent sign.

If x=3, 4×=

Answer: 64 - Multiply 4, 3 times