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MULTIPLE b 3 CHOICE
1. A b 3patient/client was b 3 instructed to drink 25 oz ofwater within 2 hours but
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was b 3 on ly able to drink 1 5 oz. What portion of the water
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a. 2/5
b. 3/5
c. 2/25
d. 25/25
ANS: A
Feedback: Subtract the quantity of water the client drank (15 oz) from th
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e total available quantity (25 oz): 10 oz remain. To determine the portion of
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the water that r
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emains, create a fr action by divi ding 10 oz (remaining portion) by 25 oz
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b (total p ortion).
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