Deck 2: Mathematical Calculations and Conversions

Question 1

The ______ is a value expressed by a word or symbol that represents a particular quantity.

A) Decimal
B) Number
C) Fraction
D) Irrational number

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following are considered numbers?

A) Fractions
B) Whole numbers
C) Decimals
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What type of number is considered a counting number?

A) Fraction
B) Whole number
C) Decimal
D) None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The ____ is the amount obtained when adding numbers.

A) Difference
B) Addition
C) Sum
D) Base ten

Question 5

The ________ is the amount obtained when subtracting numbers.

A) Difference
B) Sum
C) Product
D) Decimal

Question 6

What is the amount obtained by multiplying numbers called?

A) Sum
B) Quotient
C) Difference
D) Product

Question 7

What is the amount obtained by dividing one number by another number?

A) Difference
B) Product
C) Sum
D) Quotient

Question 8

What are the two types of defamation of character:

A) Libel and Gossip
B) Slander and Battery
C) Assault and Slander
D) Libel and Slander

Question 9

Multiplication and division are what kind of operation?

A) Similar
B) Reverse
C) Inverse
D) Opposite

Question 10

Which of the following are the three main legal issues in medicine under the civil laws in medicine?

A) Medical liability/negligence
B) Confidentiality
C) Consent
D) All of the above

Question 11

What expresses a portion that is a part of a whole number?

A) Fractions
B) Numerators
C) Denominators
D) All of the above

Question 12

What type of fraction has a value that is always less than 1?

A) Improper
B) Inverse
C) Partial
D) Proper

Question 13

Which of the following are examples of mixed numbers?

A) 3 ½
B) 5 ¼
C) 1 ¼
D) All of the above

Question 14

What is a number that you multiply by another number, which is a factor, to make another number?

A) Factor
B) Mixed number
C) Whole number
D) None of the above

Question 15

Fractions can be compared when what is the same?

A) Numerator
B) Factor
C) Quotient
D) Denominator

Question 16

A ________ _________ is a number into which both denominators in a fraction can divide evenly.

A) Common denominator
B) Common numerator
C) Inverse numerator
D) Inverse denominator

Question 17

What type of numbers are numbers that are written using place value?

A) Decimals
B) Products
C) Quotients
D) Improper fractions

Question 18

A _______ is represented by the % symbol and is used to express a value that is part of 100.

A) Fraction
B) Percentage
C) Decimal
D) None of the above

Question 19

What type of equation involves changing the quantity of a number to determine a part or portion of a quality needed?

A) Addition
B) Multiplication
C) Division
D) Subtraction

Question 20

Any _______ can be expressed as a decimal.

A) Fraction
B) Whole number
C) Product
D) Numerator

Question 21

When adding or subtracting fractions, what must the denominator be converted to first?

A) Highest common denominator
B) Lowest common denominator
C) None of the above
D) Either A or B

Question 22

When multiplying fractions, if needed, first convert any _______ numbers into improper fractions.

A) Mixed
B) Whole
C) Decimal
D) Proper

Question 23

What is the last step to complete when multiplying fractions?

A) Addition
B) Division
C) Reducing the fraction
D) Combining the products

Question 24

When converting decimals to percentages, simply move the decimal point over how many places?

A) Three
B) One
C) Two
D) None

Question 25

The value of an improper fraction is always equal to or more than ___.

A) One
B) Three
C) Five
D) Ten