MATH 115 CLINICAL MATH EXAM QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED
LATEST UPDATE 2026
10 th (how many decimal places ?) - Answers 1
100th (how many decimal places ?) - Answers 2
1000th (how many decimal places ?) - Answers 3 decimal spaces
pounds (lb) and ounces (oz) - Answers Round to the nearest 10th of an ounce
For example:
* 1 lb = 16 oz
* Suppose you calculate 5.67 oz → round to the nearest tenth → 5.7 oz
* 8.23 oz → 8.2 oz
* 12.96 oz → 13.0 oz
Kilogram (kg) <less than 10 kg round to the nearest ? - Answers 1000th =3 decimal
spaces
Kilogram (kg) >more than 10 kg round to the nearest ? - Answers 10th = 1 decimal
place
Gram - Answers g round to nearest gram
Example: 12.6 g → 13 g, while 12.4 g → 12 g
meter squared (m2) for Body surface area (BSA) - Answers Round to nearest 100th
(2 decimal space)
(((((INJECTIONS)))))milliliter (mL) less than 1 mL - Answers Nearest 100th place
(((((INJECTIONS)))))milliliter (mL) more than 1 mL - Answers Nearest 10
(One Decimal space )
Infusion and other rates ((drops per minute) (gtt/min) - Answers Round to nearest
whole number
Infusion and other rates —-Milliliters per hour (mL/hr) - Answers Round to nearest
10th
Infusion and other rates ((Microgram per kilo per minute) (mcg/kg/min) - Answers
Nearest 10th (1 decimal place)
Tablets, pills, capsules - Answers Round to nearest fossible dose
Only scored tablets should be given in halves and quarters
Order: Give 375 mg
Available: 250 mg per tablet
Calculate:
375 mg ÷ 250 mg = 1.5 tablets
Answer: 1½ tablets
Tablespoons T - Answers Nearest whole number
3.6 tablespoons → 4 tablespoons
because .6 rounds up.
3.2 tablespoons → 3 tablespoons
because .2 rounds down.
Teaspoons t ?.?.?.?.?.?.?.? - Answers Round to measurable dose .....whole,half or
quarter
Ounces - Answers oz round to whole number
LATEST UPDATE 2026
10 th (how many decimal places ?) - Answers 1
100th (how many decimal places ?) - Answers 2
1000th (how many decimal places ?) - Answers 3 decimal spaces
pounds (lb) and ounces (oz) - Answers Round to the nearest 10th of an ounce
For example:
* 1 lb = 16 oz
* Suppose you calculate 5.67 oz → round to the nearest tenth → 5.7 oz
* 8.23 oz → 8.2 oz
* 12.96 oz → 13.0 oz
Kilogram (kg) <less than 10 kg round to the nearest ? - Answers 1000th =3 decimal
spaces
Kilogram (kg) >more than 10 kg round to the nearest ? - Answers 10th = 1 decimal
place
Gram - Answers g round to nearest gram
Example: 12.6 g → 13 g, while 12.4 g → 12 g
meter squared (m2) for Body surface area (BSA) - Answers Round to nearest 100th
(2 decimal space)
(((((INJECTIONS)))))milliliter (mL) less than 1 mL - Answers Nearest 100th place
(((((INJECTIONS)))))milliliter (mL) more than 1 mL - Answers Nearest 10
(One Decimal space )
Infusion and other rates ((drops per minute) (gtt/min) - Answers Round to nearest
whole number
Infusion and other rates —-Milliliters per hour (mL/hr) - Answers Round to nearest
10th
Infusion and other rates ((Microgram per kilo per minute) (mcg/kg/min) - Answers
Nearest 10th (1 decimal place)
Tablets, pills, capsules - Answers Round to nearest fossible dose
Only scored tablets should be given in halves and quarters
Order: Give 375 mg
Available: 250 mg per tablet
Calculate:
375 mg ÷ 250 mg = 1.5 tablets
Answer: 1½ tablets
Tablespoons T - Answers Nearest whole number
3.6 tablespoons → 4 tablespoons
because .6 rounds up.
3.2 tablespoons → 3 tablespoons
because .2 rounds down.
Teaspoons t ?.?.?.?.?.?.?.? - Answers Round to measurable dose .....whole,half or
quarter
Ounces - Answers oz round to whole number
