Deck 4: Ratio and Proportion

Question 1

Solve for x.
1/0.05 = x/0.1
x = _____

Answer 1

2

Question 2

Solve for x in the following.
4/2.6 = 5/x
x = _____

Answer 2

3.25

Question 3

If 5oz of a solution contains 4 1/2 oz of water, how many oz of water are in 20 oz of solution? _______

Answer 3

18 oz water

Question 4

Solve for x.
2:9 = x:27
x = _____

Question 5

Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.
1:3.6 = x:170
x = _____

Question 6

A nurse counts a client's pulse, which is regular for 15 seconds (sec) and gets 19 beats. If the nurse counts the pulse for 60 sec, how many beats should there be? _____

Question 7

Solve for x in the following.
11:121 = 3:x
x = _____

Question 8

If there are 2.5 centimeters (cm) to an inch, if a client is 70 inches (in.) tall, how tall is the client in cm? ____

Question 9

Solve for x.
16/40 = x/55
x = _____

Question 10

Solve for x.
2.2:1 = x:145
x = _____

Question 11

Solve for x. x = _____

Question 12

If one glass of milk contains 300 milligrams (mg) of calcium, how many mg of calcium are in glasses of milk? ______

Question 13

Express the following dosage as a ratio.
A capsule contains 450 mg of medication; _____

Question 14

If 1 ounce (oz) is equal to 30 mL, how many mL are there in oz? (State answer as a decimal number.) ______

Question 15

Solve for x.
42:7 = 48:x
x = ______

Question 16

If three tablets (tabs) contain 60 mg, how many tabs would need to be given for 80 mg? ______

Question 17

Solve for x in the following.
500:3 = 350:x
x = _____

Question 18

Solve for x in the following.
0.5/0.125 = x/4
x = _____

Question 19

Solve for x. :2 = x:3
x = _____

Question 20

Express the following dosage as a ratio.
An injectable solution contains 500 mg in each 0.7 mL; _____

Question 21

The nurse is instructed to administer 500 mL of a solution every 8 hours (hrs). How many hrs will be needed to administer 1,500 mL of solution? _____

Question 22

If 100 grams (g) of ice cream contains 20 g of fat, how many g of fat are there in 300 g of ice cream? ______

Question 23

A client must take four tabs per day for 14 days. How many tablets should the pharmacy supply to fill this order? ______

Question 24

A low-fat cheese has 40 calories (cal) per oz. A client eats 2 1/2 oz of the low-fat cheese. How many cal has the client eaten? _____

Question 25

Two tabs contain a total of 50 mg of a medication. How many mg of medication are present in 15 tabs? _______