Chapter 5

Calculate With Confidence · 39 exercises

Problem 1

Complete the table below. Express each of the following measures in their equivalents where indicated. Reduce fractions and ratios to lowest terms; round decimals to hundreths. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Percent } & \text { Ratio } & \text { Fraction } & \text { Decimal } \\ \hline 1 . & 52 \% & & & \\ \hline \end{array} $$

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Problem 2

Complete the table below. Express each of the following measures in their equivalents where indicated. Reduce fractions and ratios to lowest terms; round decimals to hundreths. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Percent } & \text { Ratio } & \text { Fraction } & \text { Decimal } \\ \hline 2 . & 71 \% & & & \\ \hline \end{array} $$

3 step solution

Problem 4

Complete the table below. Express each of the following measures in their equivalents where indicated. Reduce fractions and ratios to lowest terms; round decimals to hundreths. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Percent } & \text { Ratio } & \text { Fraction } & \text { Decimal } \\ \hline 4 . & & 1: 50 & & \\ \hline \end{array} $$

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Problem 5

Complete the table below. Express each of the following measures in their equivalents where indicated. Reduce fractions and ratios to lowest terms; round decimals to hundreths. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Percent } & \text { Ratio } & \text { Fraction } & \text { Decimal } \\ \hline 5 . & & & & 0.06 \\ \hline \end{array} $$

3 step solution

Problem 8

Complete the table below. Express each of the following measures in their equivalents where indicated. Reduce fractions and ratios to lowest terms; round decimals to hundreths. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Percent } & \text { Ratio } & \text { Fraction } & \text { Decimal } \\ \hline 8 . & & 7: 1,000 & & \\ \hline \end{array} $$

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Problem 9

Complete the table below. Express each of the following measures in their equivalents where indicated. Reduce fractions and ratios to lowest terms; round decimals to hundreths. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Percent } & \text { Ratio } & \text { Fraction } & \text { Decimal } \\ \hline 9 . & 5 \% & & & \\ \hline \end{array} $$

3 step solution

Problem 10

Complete the table below. Express each of the following measures in their equivalents where indicated. Reduce fractions and ratios to lowest terms; round decimals to hundreths. $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Percent } & \text { Ratio } & \text { Fraction } & \text { Decimal } \\ \hline 10 . & 2.5 \% & & & \\ \hline \end{array} $$

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Problem 11

A client reports drinking 40% of a 12-ounce can of ginger ale. How many ounces did the client drink? ___________________________

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Problem 13

100 is what percentage of 750? ___________________________

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Problem 14

½ is what percentage of 60? ___________________________

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Problem 15

15% of 250 _______________

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Problem 16

What percentage of 6.4 is 1.6? _________________

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Problem 17

Which of the following solutions is strongest:0.0125%, 0.25%, 0.1%? __________________

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Problem 18

Change each of the following percentages to a ratio, and reduce to lowest terms. 16% _____________

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Problem 19

Change each of the following percentages to a ratio, and reduce to lowest terms. 45% __________

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Problem 20

Change each of the following percentages to a ratio, and reduce to lowest terms. A client is on a 1,000 mL fluid restriction per 24 hours. At breakfast and lunch the client consumed 40% of the fluid allowance. How many milliliters did the client consume? __________________________

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Problem 21

A client drank 75% of a 12 ounce can of ginger ale. How many ounces did the client drink? _________________

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Problem 22

A client consumes 55% of a bowl of chicken broth at lunch. The bowl holds 180 mL. How many milliliters did the client consume? ___________

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Problem 23

In a class of 30 students, 6 students did not pass an exam. What percentage of the students did not pass the exam? _______

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Problem 24

At the first prenatal visit a client weighed 140 pounds. At the second visit the client had a 5% weight increase. How many pounds did the client gain? _________

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Problem 25

An infant consumed 55% of an 8 ounce bottle of formula. How many ounces of formula did the infant consume? ________

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Problem 26

In a portion of turkey that is 100 g (grams), there are 23 g of protein and 4 g of fat. What percentage of the portion is protein? ___________________________ What percentage of the portion is fat? ___________________________

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Problem 27

A nursing review test has 130 questions, and you answer 120 correctly. What is your score, as a percentage? _____________

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Problem 28

A client’s intake for the day was 2,000 calories, and 600 of the calories came from fat. What percentage of the client’s intake came from fat? _____________

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Problem 29

A client began receiving 325 mg (milligrams) of a medication. The prescriber increased the dosage of medication by 10%. What will the new dosage be? _________________mg

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Problem 30

The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of a vitamin is 14 milligrams (mg). If a multivitamin provides 55% of the RDA, how many mg of the vitamin would the client receive from the multivitamin? _____________

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Problem 31

A client’s pulse rate decreases from 80 beats per minute to 72 beats per minute. What is the percent of decrease? ____________

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Problem 32

A client’s medication is increased from 400 milligrams (mg) to 500 mg. What is the percent of increase in the dosage? _________

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Problem 33

A client’s weight increased from 120 lb to 132 lb. What was the percent of increase in body weight? _______________

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Problem 34

A client’s intake decreased from 2,500 milliliters (mL) per day to 2,000 mL per day. What was the percent of decrease? _____________

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Problem 35

The number of capsules a client received each day has decreased from 3 capsules each day to 2 capsules per day. What is the percent of decrease? ____________

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Problem 36

If a client ate 400 calories at breakfast, what percentage of a 2,000-calorie diet was consumed? _______________

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Problem 37

A newborn weighed 3,751 grams (g) at birth and 3,352 g prior to discharge. What is the percentage of weight loss? ____________

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Problem 38

In August of one year, 15 cases of heat stroke were treated in the emergency room. In August of the next year, 12 cases of heat stroke were treated. What is the percent of decrease in cases of heat stroke? _____________

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Problem 39

A client is on a 2,000-calorie-per-day diet. If lunch accounts for 45% of a client’s daily calories, how many calories can the client have for lunch? ___________________________ Convert the following percents to decimals.

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Problem 42

Convert the following decimals to percents. 0.32 ____________

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Problem 43

Convert the following decimals to percents. 0.06 ____________

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Problem 44

Identify the strongest in each of the following. 1:10, 1:100, 1:200 ___________

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Problem 45

Identify the strongest in each of the following. \(1: 25, \frac{1}{5}, 0.02 \%\)

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