Test Bank – Saunders Math Skills for Health Professionals (2nd Edition) – Hickey

TEST BANK SAUNDERS MATHS SKILLS FOR HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL AND EDITION HICKEY (CHAPTER 1-
1) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2026 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF

1. What is 1/2 expressed as a decimal?
A. 0.25
B. 0.5
C. 1.5
D. 2.0
Rationale: Divide 1 by 2
Correct answer: B


2. 25% is equal to:
A. 0.25
B. 2.5
C. 25.0
D. 0.025
Rationale: Percent ÷ 100
Correct answer: A


3. What is 3/4 as a decimal?
A. 0.34
B. 0.75

,C. 1.33
D. 0.45
Rationale: 3 ÷ 4
Correct answer: B


4. Convert 2.5 to a fraction:
A. 5/2
B. 2/5
C. 25/10
D. 1/2
Rationale: Decimal to fraction
Correct answer: A


5. 10% of 200 is:
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 200
Rationale: 200 × 0.10
Correct answer: B


6. What is 1 liter in milliliters?
A. 10 ml
B. 100 ml
C. 1000 ml

,D. 10,000 ml
Rationale: Metric conversion
Correct answer: C


7. 5 + 7 × 2 =
A. 24
B. 19
C. 14
D. 17
Rationale: Multiplication first
Correct answer: B


8. What is 0.1 + 0.2?
A. 0.3
B. 0.12
C. 0.5
D. 0.01
Rationale: Decimal addition
Correct answer: A


9. 1 kg equals:
A. 100 g
B. 500 g
C. 1000 g
D. 10 g

, Rationale: Metric base unit
Correct answer: C


10. Ratio 2:4 simplified is:
A. 1:2
B. 2:1
C. 3:1
D. 4:2
Rationale: Divide both sides by 2
Correct answer: A


11. 60 minutes equals:
A. 1 hour
B. 2 hours
C. 30 minutes
D. 90 minutes
Rationale: Time conversion
Correct answer: A


12. 0.5 × 10 =
A. 0.5
B. 5
C. 50
D. 10