PAX Math Practice Questions with Answers 2022/2023

9-5 2/3= - Answer - 3 1/3 A 2 1/2 ounce (oz) piece of cheese supplies 240 calories. How many calories are supplied by 1 oz of cheese? - Answer - 96 A patient is to be given a medication for 84 hours. How many days does this time period cover? - Answer - 3 1/2 days A patient's temperature rose from 99.4oF to 102.2oF. How many degrees did it rise? - Answer - 2.8 degrees F If a solution contains 9 milligrams (mg) of salt per 1,000 milliliters (mL), how many mgs of salt would be needed to make 250 mL? - Answer - 2.25 mg A tablet contains 2.5 grains of aspirin. If a patient takes 2 tablets every 4 hours, how many grains of aspirin will be taken in 24 hours? - Answer - 30 A yardstick is cut so that the longer piece is twice the length of the shorter piece. How long is the shorter piece in inches (in)? (1 yard = 36 inches) - Answer - 12 in An anti-allergy medication is 75% aspirin and 25% antihistamine. Aspirin costs 15 cents per gram and antihistamine costs 50 cents per gram. What will it cost to make one hundred 1g tablets of this medication? - Answer - $23.75 Express 0.057 as a percentage. - Answer - 5.70% Express 0.65 as a fraction. - Answer - 13/20 Express 125/1000 as a decimal. - Answer - 0.125 Express 80% as a fraction. - Answer - 4/5 Express 9/30 as a percentage. - Answer - 30% If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in 130 lbs? (To the nearest tenth of a kg.) - Answer - 59.1 kg How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg) - Answer - 50,000 mg How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if the annual interest rate is 6%? - Answer - $30 If 30% of x = 60, then x = - Answer - 200