Solution and Answer Guide: Tomlinson, Boose, Curren, Curren’s Math for Meds: Dosages and Solutions,
9780357768082; Chapter 1: Relative Value, Addition, and Subtraction of Decimals
Solution and Answer Guide
TOMLINSON, BOOSE, CURREN, CURREN’S MATH FOR MEDS: DOSAGES AND SOLUTIONS,
9780357768082; CHAPTER 1: RELATIVE VALUE, ADDITION, AND SUBTRACTION OF DECIMALS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Problems................................................................................................................................. 1
Problems 1.1 (page 3) ...................................................................................................................1
Problems 1.2 (page 4) ................................................................................................................. 2
Problems 1.3 (page 5) ................................................................................................................. 3
Problems 1.4 (page 6) ................................................................................................................. 4
Problems 1.5 (page 7) ................................................................................................................. 6
Summary Self-Test (page 8) ............................................................................................. 10
PROBLEMS
PROBLEMS 1.1 (PAGE 3)
Choose the greatest value in each set.
1. a) 3.5 b) 2.7 c) 4.2
Answer: c. 4.2 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
2. a) 6.15 b) 5.95 c) 4.54
Answer: a. 6.15 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
3. a) 12.02 b) 10.19 c) 11.04
Answer: a. 12.02 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
4. a) 2.5 b) 1.75 c) 0.75
Answer: a. 2.5 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
5. a) 4.3 b) 2.75 c) 5.1
Answer: c. 5.1 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
6. a) 6.15 b) 7.4 c) 5.95
Answer: b. 7.4 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
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7. a) 7.25 b) 8.1 c) 9.37
Answer: c. 9.37 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
8. a) 4.25 b) 5.1 c) 3.75
Answer: b. 5.1 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
9. a) 9.4 b) 8.75 c) 7.4
Answer: a. 9.4 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
10. a) 5.1 b) 6.33 c) 4.2
Answer: b. 6.33 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
PROBLEMS 1.2 (PAGE 4)
Choose the greatest value in each set.
1. a) 0.4 b) 0.2 c) 0.5
Answer: c. 0.5 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
2. a) 2.73 b) 2.61 c) 2.87
Answer: c. 2.87 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
3. a) 0.19 b) 0.61 c) 0.34
Answer: b. 0.61 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
4. a) 3.5 b) 3.75 c) 3.25
Answer: b. 3.75 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
5. a) 0.3 b) 0.25 c) 0.4
Answer: c. 0.4 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
6. a) 1.35 b) 1.29 c) 1.4
Answer: c. 1.4 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
7. a) 2.5 b) 2.7 c) 2.35
Answer: b. 2.7 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
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8. a) 4.51 b) 4.75 c) 4.8
Answer: c. 4.8 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
9. a) 0.8 b) 0.3 c) 0.4
Answer: a. 0.8 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
10 a) 2.1 b) 2.05 c) 2.25
Answer: c. 2.25 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
PROBLEMS 1.3 (PAGE 5)
Choose the greatest value in each set.
1. a) 0.12 b) 0.15 c) 0.17
Answer: c. 0.17 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
2. a) 1.2 b) 1.24 c) 1.23
Rewrite 1.2 as 1.20
Answer: b. 1.24 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
3. a) 0.37 b) 0.3 c) 0.36
Rewrite 0.3 as 0.30
Answer: a. 0.37 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
4. a) 3.27 b) 3.25 c) 3.21
Answer: a. 3.27 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
5. a) 0.16 b) 0.11 c) 0.19
Answer: c. 0.19 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
6. a) 4.23 b) 4.2 c) 4.21
Solution: Rewrite 4.2 as 4.20
Answer: a. 4.23 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
7. a) 3.27 b) 3.21 c) 3.29
Answer: c. 3.29 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
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8. a) 2.75 b) 2.73 c) 2.78
Answer: c. 2.78 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
9. a) 0.31 b) 0.37 c) 0.33
Answer: b. 0.37 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
10. a) 0.43 b) 0.45 c) 0.44
Answer: b. 0.45 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
PROBLEMS 1.4 (PAGE 6)
Choose the greatest value in each set.
1. a) 0.24 b) 0.5 c) 0.125
Solution: Compare the numbers from left to right:
0.24, 0.5, 0.125 all have the same whole number.
b. 0.5 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest value.
2. a) 0.4 b) 0.45 c) 0.5
Solution: Compare the numbers from left to right:
0.4, 0.45, and 0.5 all have the same whole number.
c. 0.5 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest value.
3. a) 7.5 b) 6.25 c) 4.75
Solution: Compare the numbers from left to right.
a. 7.5 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
4. a) 0.3 b) 0.25 c) 0.35
Solution:
Rewrite each number with the same number of decimal places:
0.3 equals 0.30
First, compare the numbers from left to right:
0.30, 0.25, and 0.35 all have the same whole number.
Next, compare the tenths place:
0.25 has the least number in the tenths place.
0.30 and 0.35 have the same number in the tenths place.
Finally, compare the hundredths place.
c. 0.35 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the greatest value.
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9780357768082; Chapter 1: Relative Value, Addition, and Subtraction of Decimals
Solution and Answer Guide
TOMLINSON, BOOSE, CURREN, CURREN’S MATH FOR MEDS: DOSAGES AND SOLUTIONS,
9780357768082; CHAPTER 1: RELATIVE VALUE, ADDITION, AND SUBTRACTION OF DECIMALS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Problems................................................................................................................................. 1
Problems 1.1 (page 3) ...................................................................................................................1
Problems 1.2 (page 4) ................................................................................................................. 2
Problems 1.3 (page 5) ................................................................................................................. 3
Problems 1.4 (page 6) ................................................................................................................. 4
Problems 1.5 (page 7) ................................................................................................................. 6
Summary Self-Test (page 8) ............................................................................................. 10
PROBLEMS
PROBLEMS 1.1 (PAGE 3)
Choose the greatest value in each set.
1. a) 3.5 b) 2.7 c) 4.2
Answer: c. 4.2 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
2. a) 6.15 b) 5.95 c) 4.54
Answer: a. 6.15 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
3. a) 12.02 b) 10.19 c) 11.04
Answer: a. 12.02 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
4. a) 2.5 b) 1.75 c) 0.75
Answer: a. 2.5 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
5. a) 4.3 b) 2.75 c) 5.1
Answer: c. 5.1 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
6. a) 6.15 b) 7.4 c) 5.95
Answer: b. 7.4 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
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7. a) 7.25 b) 8.1 c) 9.37
Answer: c. 9.37 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
8. a) 4.25 b) 5.1 c) 3.75
Answer: b. 5.1 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
9. a) 9.4 b) 8.75 c) 7.4
Answer: a. 9.4 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
10. a) 5.1 b) 6.33 c) 4.2
Answer: b. 6.33 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
PROBLEMS 1.2 (PAGE 4)
Choose the greatest value in each set.
1. a) 0.4 b) 0.2 c) 0.5
Answer: c. 0.5 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
2. a) 2.73 b) 2.61 c) 2.87
Answer: c. 2.87 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
3. a) 0.19 b) 0.61 c) 0.34
Answer: b. 0.61 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
4. a) 3.5 b) 3.75 c) 3.25
Answer: b. 3.75 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
5. a) 0.3 b) 0.25 c) 0.4
Answer: c. 0.4 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
6. a) 1.35 b) 1.29 c) 1.4
Answer: c. 1.4 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
7. a) 2.5 b) 2.7 c) 2.35
Answer: b. 2.7 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
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8. a) 4.51 b) 4.75 c) 4.8
Answer: c. 4.8 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
9. a) 0.8 b) 0.3 c) 0.4
Answer: a. 0.8 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
10 a) 2.1 b) 2.05 c) 2.25
Answer: c. 2.25 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest
value.
PROBLEMS 1.3 (PAGE 5)
Choose the greatest value in each set.
1. a) 0.12 b) 0.15 c) 0.17
Answer: c. 0.17 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
2. a) 1.2 b) 1.24 c) 1.23
Rewrite 1.2 as 1.20
Answer: b. 1.24 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
3. a) 0.37 b) 0.3 c) 0.36
Rewrite 0.3 as 0.30
Answer: a. 0.37 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
4. a) 3.27 b) 3.25 c) 3.21
Answer: a. 3.27 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
5. a) 0.16 b) 0.11 c) 0.19
Answer: c. 0.19 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
6. a) 4.23 b) 4.2 c) 4.21
Solution: Rewrite 4.2 as 4.20
Answer: a. 4.23 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
7. a) 3.27 b) 3.21 c) 3.29
Answer: c. 3.29 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
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9780357768082; Chapter 1: Relative Value, Addition, and Subtraction of Decimals
8. a) 2.75 b) 2.73 c) 2.78
Answer: c. 2.78 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
9. a) 0.31 b) 0.37 c) 0.33
Answer: b. 0.37 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
10. a) 0.43 b) 0.45 c) 0.44
Answer: b. 0.45 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the
greatest value.
PROBLEMS 1.4 (PAGE 6)
Choose the greatest value in each set.
1. a) 0.24 b) 0.5 c) 0.125
Solution: Compare the numbers from left to right:
0.24, 0.5, 0.125 all have the same whole number.
b. 0.5 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest value.
2. a) 0.4 b) 0.45 c) 0.5
Solution: Compare the numbers from left to right:
0.4, 0.45, and 0.5 all have the same whole number.
c. 0.5 has the greatest number in the tenths place and therefore the greatest value.
3. a) 7.5 b) 6.25 c) 4.75
Solution: Compare the numbers from left to right.
a. 7.5 has the greatest whole number and therefore the greatest value.
4. a) 0.3 b) 0.25 c) 0.35
Solution:
Rewrite each number with the same number of decimal places:
0.3 equals 0.30
First, compare the numbers from left to right:
0.30, 0.25, and 0.35 all have the same whole number.
Next, compare the tenths place:
0.25 has the least number in the tenths place.
0.30 and 0.35 have the same number in the tenths place.
Finally, compare the hundredths place.
c. 0.35 has the greatest number in the hundredths place and therefore the greatest value.
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