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The dosage of a certain medication is determined by a patient's body weight. This medication's dosage is 2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight. What would be the dose for a patient who weighs 72 pounds? (1 lb=0.453 kg) (Doses are rounded to the nearest 25 mg.) 75 mg On a map, 1/4 inch represents 125 miles (mi). How many miles do 5 inches represent? 2,500 mi. Brainpower Read More How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg) 50,000 mg If a = 3 and b = 6, what is the value of b to the a power? 36 18 144 216 216 If x = 4, x3 = 64 Solve: 8 [ 7 - 3 ( 12 - 2) / 5] 8 The difference between the boiling point and the melting point of a specific substance is 80 degrees Celsius (80C). If the boiling point is 56 C, what is the melting point? -24C Mr. Clark owns 150 shares of stock in the Acme Company and receives $180 per year in dividends. How much does Mrs. Grey receive for an annual dividend if she owns 400 shares in the same company? $480.00 Which fractions equals 40%? 2/5 What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 feet wide and 9 feet long? 36 square feet If a hospital equipment salesperson receives a 12% commission, how much commission is paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is sold? $1,920.00 One kilometer (km) equals 0.6 miles. How many miles equal 2.75 km? 1.65 miles If 30 % of x = 60, then x = 200 How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if the annual interest rate is 6%? $30.00 If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in 130 lbs? (To the nearest tenth of a kg.) 59.1 kg Solve for x and y: 5x - 2y = 1 and x + y = 10 x = 3, y = 7 For an 8-ounce (oz) bottle of medicine, how many doses can be obtained if each dose is two teaspoons (tsp)? (1 Tablespoon = 3 tsp = 0.5 oz). 24 2/5 + 3/10 = 7/10 Dorsey has 3 3/5 pies, which he wants to split evenly among 6 people. How much of a pie should each person get? 3/5 What is 1 3/5 squared? 2 14/25 Express 0.37 as a percent. 3.70% A patient's room is 10 feet (ft) wide and 15 ft long. If all rooms are built to the same proportion, what is the length of a room that is 18 feet wide? 27 ft A commercial popcorn machine makes 12 pounds of popcorn, which can fill ______ 4 ounce bags. 48 17 out of 25 children in a pediatrics ward are under 1 year old. Express this fraction as a percentage. 0.17% 0.68% 17.25% 68% 68 % 127.670 - 39.68 = 87.99 A head nurse borrowed 35 syringes from the intensive care unit (ICU). If this was 20% of the ICU's total supply, how many syringes did the ICU have in total? 175 73/19 is approximately = 3.84 A 2-day automobile trip of 880 miles is planned. Half of this distance is to be traveled each day at 55 miles per hour. How many hours will be driven each day? (D = RT) 8 A uniform top cost $ 15.75. If a student gives the clerk $ 50.00 for three tops, how much change will the student receive? $2.75 A depositor begins the year with $ 9,000 in a savings account. the simple annual interest rate is 6 %. If no withdrawals or additional deposits are made, how much money will be in the account after one year (12 months) has passed? $9,540.00 A car requires 4 quarts of oil, but only liters are available. When the engine is filled to capacity with oil, how much, in liters, will be left? ( 1 qt = 0.946 L) 0.216 A teacher's aide was given 5 1/2 pounds of molding clay and asked to separate it into equal amounts for 3 classrooms. How many pounds of clay did each classroom receive? 1 5/6 If 15 out of every 200 patients admitted to a hospital remain longer than a week, how many of the 2,800 admissions in a given year were released within one week? 2,590 During a sale, a bookstore reduced the price by 3/20 for each $25.00 book. The final sale price was $21.25 How many miles equal 2.75 km? (1 km = 0.6 mi) 1.65 If 2 1/3 liters of sterile water are poured out of a full 5 1/2 liter container, how many liters are left in the container? 3 1/6 An insecticide label specifies a dilution ratio of 1 1/2 teaspoons of insecticide per gallon of water. How much insecticide should be added to a one-half gallon of water? 3/4 teaspoon Jose, Louis, and Li bought a car to travel to and from work. If Jose paid 1/3 and Louis paid 2/5 of the cost, what fraction did Li pay? 4/15