Chapter 3
Calculate With Confidence · 65 exercises
Problem 1
Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following sets. 0.4, 0.44, 0.444 __________________________
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Problem 2
Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following sets. 0.8, 0.7, 0.12 ___________________________
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Problem 3
Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following sets. 1.32, 1.12, 1.5 ___________________________
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Problem 4
Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following sets. 0.1, 0.05, 0.2 ___________________________
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Problem 5
Identify the decimal with the largest value in the following sets. 0.725, 0.357, 0.125 ___________________________
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Problem 6
Arrange the following decimals from smallest to largest. 0.5, 0.05, 0.005 ___________________________
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Problem 7
Arrange the following decimals from smallest to largest. 0.123, 0.1023, 1.23 ___________________________
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Problem 8
Arrange the following decimals from smallest to largest. 0.64, 4.6, 0.46 ___________________________
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Problem 9
Arrange the following decimals from smallest to largest. 5.15, 5.05, 5.55 ___________________________
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Problem 10
Arrange the following decimals from smallest to largest. 0.73, 0.307, 0.703 ___________________________
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Problem 11
Perform the indicated operations. Give exact answers. $$3.005+4.308+2.47=$$
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Problem 12
Perform the indicated operations. Give exact answers. $$20.3+8.57+0.03=$$
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Problem 13
Perform the indicated operations. Give exact answers. $$5.886-3.143=$$
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Problem 14
Perform the indicated operations. Give exact answers. $$8.17-3.05=$$
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Problem 15
Perform the indicated operations. Give exact answers. $$3.8-1.3=$$
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Problem 16
Solve the following. Carry division to the hundredths place where necessary. $$5.7 \div 0.9=$$
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Problem 17
Solve the following. Carry division to the hundredths place where necessary. $$3.75 \div 2.5=$$
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Problem 18
Solve the following. Carry division to the hundredths place where necessary. $$1.125 \div 0.75=$$
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Problem 19
Solve the following. Carry division to the hundredths place where necessary. $$0.15 \times 100=$$
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Problem 20
Solve the following. Carry division to the hundredths place where necessary. $$15 \times 2.08=$$
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Problem 21
Solve the following. Carry division to the hundredths place where necessary. $$472.4 \times 0.002=$$
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Problem 22
Express the following decimals to the nearest tenth. 1.75 _____
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Problem 23
Express the following decimals to the nearest tenth. 0.13 _____
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Problem 24
Express the following decimals to the nearest hundredth. 1.427 ______
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Problem 25
Express the following decimals to the nearest hundredth. 0.147 ______
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Problem 26
Change the following fractions to decimals. Carry division three decimal places as necessary. $$\frac{8}{64}$$
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Problem 27
Change the following fractions to decimals. Carry division three decimal places as necessary. $$\frac{3}{50}$$
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Problem 28
Change the following fractions to decimals. Carry division three decimal places as necessary. $$6 \frac{1}{2}$$
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Problem 29
Change the following decimals to fractions, and reduce to lowest terms. 1.01 _________
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Problem 30
Change the following decimals to fractions, and reduce to lowest terms. 0.065 __________
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Problem 31
You are to give a client one tablet labeled 0.15 milligram (mg) and one labeled 0.025 mg. What is the total dosage of these two tablets? ________________________
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Problem 32
If you administer two tablets labeled 0.04 milligram (mg), what total dosage will you administer? ________________________
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Problem 33
You have two tablets, one labeled 0.025 milligram (mg) and the other 0.1 mg. What is the total dosage of these two tablets? ________________________
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Problem 34
You have just administered 3 tablets with dose strength of 1.5 milligrams (mg) each. What was the total dosage? _______________________
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Problem 35
If you administer two tablets labeled 0.6 milligram (mg), what total dosage will you administer? ________________________
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Problem 36
Multiply the following numbers by moving the decimal. $$0.08 \times 10=$$
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Problem 37
Multiply the following numbers by moving the decimal. $$2.34 \times 10=$$
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Problem 38
Divide the following numbers, and round to the nearest hundredth. $$0.13 \div 0.25=$$
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Problem 39
Divide the following numbers, and round to the nearest hundredth. $$4 \div 4.1=$$
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Problem 40
Divide the following numbers, and round to the nearest hundredth. $$5 \div 14.3=$$
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Problem 41
Round the following decimals to the nearest thousandth. 4.2475 ____________
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Problem 42
Round the following decimals to the nearest thousandth. 0.5673 ___________
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Problem 43
Round the following decimals to the nearest thousandth. 7.8393 ___________
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Problem 44
Round the following decimals to the nearest thousandth. 5.8333 ____________
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Problem 45
A client’s water intake is 1.05 liters (L), 0.65 L, 2.05 L, and 0.8 L. What is the total intake in liters? ___________________________
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Problem 46
A client’s creatinine level on admission was 2.5 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). By discharge the creatinine level dropped 0.9 mg. What is the client’s current creatinine level? ___________________________
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Problem 47
A baby weighed 4.85 kilograms (kg) at birth and now weighs 7.9 kg. How many kilograms did the baby gain? ___________________________
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Problem 48
A client is taking of a liquid medication containing 0.375 milligram (mg) of medication every day. How many milligrams will the client take in 4 days? ___________________________
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Problem 49
A client’s sodium intake at one meal was the following: 0.002 gram (g), 0.35 g. How many grams of sodium did the client consume? ___________________________
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Problem 50
True or False? 2.4 grams (g) = 2.04 g. ___________________________
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