An elderly patient/client takes her morning medications with 4 ounces of Boost. The doctor wants her to increase her Boost intake by 50%. How many additional ounces would the patient/client take with her morning dose of medications? Use the decimal format to estimate the percent increase.

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Percent means "parts per hundred." Percent is a fraction, containing a variable numerator and a denominator that always equals 100. Therefore, 50% = 50/100 (fraction), 50:100 (ratio), and 0.5 (decimal). To determine the additional Boost® the patient/client should drink, multiply 50%×
4 oz. Using the decimal format (0.5×
4), line up the numbers on the right. Do not align the decimal points. Starting at the right, multiply each digit in the top number by each digit in the bottom number, just as is done with whole numbers. Add the products. Place the decimal point in the answer by starting at the right and moving the point the same number of places that you totaled earlier. The answer is that the patient/client would take 2 additional ounces of Boost® with her medications.

An Elderly Patient/client Takes Her Morning Medications with 4 Ounces