Deck 4: Ratio and Proportion

Question 1

Solve for x. x = _____

Answer 1

2 1/4

Question 2

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

Answer 2

500 mg/0.7 mL OR 0.7 mL/500 mg;500 mg:0.7 mL

Question 3

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

Answer 3

x = 4 tabs

Question 4

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

Question 5

If one glass of milk contains 300 milligrams (mg)of calcium,how many mg of calcium are in 3 1/2 glasses of milk? ______

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

Solve for x.

Question 16

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

Question 17

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 18

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

Question 19

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 20

If 1 ounce (oz)is equal to 30 mL,how many mL are there in 4 3/4 oz? (State answer as a decimal number. )______

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

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 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

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

Question 25

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? ______