PTCB Practice Exam (Math) Questions
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A prescription calls for 250 mg of amoxicillin. You have 125 mg/5 mL suspension. How many
mL should be given?
a. 5 mL
b. 7.5 mL
✔✔ c. 10 mL
d. 15 mL
How many tablets of 50 mg strength are needed to provide a 200 mg dose?
a. 2
✔✔ b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
A patient needs 1.5 g of medication. The pharmacy has 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should
be dispensed?
1
,a. 2
b. 3
✔✔ c. 6
d. 10
A label says "take 2 teaspoons twice daily." How many mL per day is that?
a. 10 mL
✔✔ b. 20 mL
c. 30 mL
d. 40 mL
If a bottle contains 240 mL and the patient takes 10 mL three times a day, how many days will it
last?
a. 5 days
✔✔ b. 8 days
c. 10 days
d. 12 days
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,Convert 1.5 liters to milliliters.
a. 1050 mL
✔✔ b. 1500 mL
c. 2000 mL
d. 2500 mL
A patient weighs 44 lb. Convert this to kilograms. (1 kg = 2.2 lb)
a. 18 kg
✔✔ b. 20 kg
c. 22 kg
d. 25 kg
A doctor prescribes 5 mg/kg of a drug for a 60-kg patient. How many mg should be given?
a. 200 mg
✔✔ b. 300 mg
c. 350 mg
d. 400 mg
3
, How many ounces are in 480 mL? (1 oz = 30 mL)
✔✔ a. 16 oz
b. 12 oz
c. 10 oz
d. 20 oz
If a solution contains 20 mg/mL, how many mg are in 7.5 mL?
a. 100 mg
✔✔ b. 150 mg
c. 200 mg
d. 250 mg
A patient is to take 2.5 mL of medication daily for 14 days. How many mL are needed?
a. 20 mL
b. 30 mL
✔✔ c. 35 mL
d. 40 mL
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A prescription calls for 250 mg of amoxicillin. You have 125 mg/5 mL suspension. How many
mL should be given?
a. 5 mL
b. 7.5 mL
✔✔ c. 10 mL
d. 15 mL
How many tablets of 50 mg strength are needed to provide a 200 mg dose?
a. 2
✔✔ b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
A patient needs 1.5 g of medication. The pharmacy has 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should
be dispensed?
1
,a. 2
b. 3
✔✔ c. 6
d. 10
A label says "take 2 teaspoons twice daily." How many mL per day is that?
a. 10 mL
✔✔ b. 20 mL
c. 30 mL
d. 40 mL
If a bottle contains 240 mL and the patient takes 10 mL three times a day, how many days will it
last?
a. 5 days
✔✔ b. 8 days
c. 10 days
d. 12 days
2
,Convert 1.5 liters to milliliters.
a. 1050 mL
✔✔ b. 1500 mL
c. 2000 mL
d. 2500 mL
A patient weighs 44 lb. Convert this to kilograms. (1 kg = 2.2 lb)
a. 18 kg
✔✔ b. 20 kg
c. 22 kg
d. 25 kg
A doctor prescribes 5 mg/kg of a drug for a 60-kg patient. How many mg should be given?
a. 200 mg
✔✔ b. 300 mg
c. 350 mg
d. 400 mg
3
, How many ounces are in 480 mL? (1 oz = 30 mL)
✔✔ a. 16 oz
b. 12 oz
c. 10 oz
d. 20 oz
If a solution contains 20 mg/mL, how many mg are in 7.5 mL?
a. 100 mg
✔✔ b. 150 mg
c. 200 mg
d. 250 mg
A patient is to take 2.5 mL of medication daily for 14 days. How many mL are needed?
a. 20 mL
b. 30 mL
✔✔ c. 35 mL
d. 40 mL
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