NLN PAX UPDATED SCRIPT 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● A 2 1/2 ounce piece of cheese supplies 240 calories. How many
calories are supplied by 1 ounce of cheese? Answer: 96.
● A beaker holds 12 1/2 ounces of a solution. How many 1 1/1 ounce
vials can be filled from this beaker? Answer: 8 vials.
● A patient is to be given a medication for 84 hours. How many days
does this time period cover? Answer: 3 1/2 days.
● A patient's temperature rose from 99.4 degrees F to 102.2 degrees F.
How many degrees did it rise? Answer: 2.8 degrees F.
● An anti-allergy medication is 75% aspirin and 25% antihistamine.
Aspirin costs 15 cents per gram and antihistamine costs 50 cents per
gram. What will it cost to make one hundred 1g tablets of this
medication? Answer: $23.75.
● Express 0.057 as a percentage. Answer: 5.70%.
● Express 125/1000 as a decimal. Answer: 0.125.
, ● Express 3% as a decimal. Answer: 0.03.
● Express 80% as a fraction. Answer: 4/5.
● Express 9/30 as a percentage. Answer: 30%.
● 5/8 of a yard is the same as what percentage of a yard? Answer:
62.5%.
● Following a heat stroke, a patient's temperature averaged 100.5
degrees F over a 4-day period. On the 5th and 6th days, the average
temp was 99.0 degrees F. What was the average temp over the 6 days?
Answer: 100.1 degrees F.
● How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg).
Answer: 50,000 mg.
● How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if the
annual interest rate is 6%? Answer: $30.00.
● If a=3 and b=6, what is the value of b to the a power? Answer: 216.
PRACTICE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● A 2 1/2 ounce piece of cheese supplies 240 calories. How many
calories are supplied by 1 ounce of cheese? Answer: 96.
● A beaker holds 12 1/2 ounces of a solution. How many 1 1/1 ounce
vials can be filled from this beaker? Answer: 8 vials.
● A patient is to be given a medication for 84 hours. How many days
does this time period cover? Answer: 3 1/2 days.
● A patient's temperature rose from 99.4 degrees F to 102.2 degrees F.
How many degrees did it rise? Answer: 2.8 degrees F.
● An anti-allergy medication is 75% aspirin and 25% antihistamine.
Aspirin costs 15 cents per gram and antihistamine costs 50 cents per
gram. What will it cost to make one hundred 1g tablets of this
medication? Answer: $23.75.
● Express 0.057 as a percentage. Answer: 5.70%.
● Express 125/1000 as a decimal. Answer: 0.125.
, ● Express 3% as a decimal. Answer: 0.03.
● Express 80% as a fraction. Answer: 4/5.
● Express 9/30 as a percentage. Answer: 30%.
● 5/8 of a yard is the same as what percentage of a yard? Answer:
62.5%.
● Following a heat stroke, a patient's temperature averaged 100.5
degrees F over a 4-day period. On the 5th and 6th days, the average
temp was 99.0 degrees F. What was the average temp over the 6 days?
Answer: 100.1 degrees F.
● How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg).
Answer: 50,000 mg.
● How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if the
annual interest rate is 6%? Answer: $30.00.
● If a=3 and b=6, what is the value of b to the a power? Answer: 216.
