A patient/client drank 0.375 mL of a medication that was available as 0.75 mL. List the amount of medication consumed as a fraction of the whole.
A) 1/5
B) 1/4
C) 1/3
D) 1/2

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The patient/client consumed 0.375 mL of 0.75 mL of a medication. To estimate the amount consumed, as a fraction of the whole, set up the problem as division: 0.375/0.750. Clear the decimal points in both the numerator and the denominator by moving each decimal point three places to the right. Therefore, 375/750 = 0.5 (or 1/2).

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