Chapter 01: Math Review
Mulholland: The Nurse, The Math, The Meds
ESSAY
1. Label states for children 8 years of age, give 10 mL of medication. Write out the meaning of
the symbol.
ANS:
greater than or equal to
2. For children with a fever <39° C, give 1 chewable Tylenol tablet. Write out the meaning of the
symbol.
ANS:
less than
3. Hold the medication for a pulse less than 50. Write the symbol for the italicized words.
ANS:
<
4. Write the whole number 10 as a fraction. Do not change the value.
ANS:
5. Edit 90.400 to remove the trailing zeroes.
ANS:
90.4
6. Write 9 as whole number. Indicate the implied decimal place with a decimal point.
ANS:
9.
7. Write the whole number 100 as a fraction that equals 1.
ANS:
8. Write the sum of 9 and 7.
ANS:
16
9. Write the product of 8 and 5.
, ANS:
40
10. Write three factors of the number 12, other than the number 1.
ANS:
3, 4, 6
11. Write four common factors of the number 12 and 24, other than the number 1.
ANS:
3, 4, 6, 12
12. Write the product of 9 and 5.
ANS:
45
13. Write four multiples of the number 4.
ANS:
4, 8, 12, 16
14. Which number is the multiplier in 8 ?
ANS:
15. Write out 25 to illustrate how it would be calculated. Include the result.
ANS:
2 2 2 2 2 = 32
16. Write the square of 6.
ANS:
36
17. Write the square root of 25.
ANS:
5
18. Which number is the base in 104?
ANS:
10
19. Which number is the exponent in 56?
Mulholland: The Nurse, The Math, The Meds
ESSAY
1. Label states for children 8 years of age, give 10 mL of medication. Write out the meaning of
the symbol.
ANS:
greater than or equal to
2. For children with a fever <39° C, give 1 chewable Tylenol tablet. Write out the meaning of the
symbol.
ANS:
less than
3. Hold the medication for a pulse less than 50. Write the symbol for the italicized words.
ANS:
<
4. Write the whole number 10 as a fraction. Do not change the value.
ANS:
5. Edit 90.400 to remove the trailing zeroes.
ANS:
90.4
6. Write 9 as whole number. Indicate the implied decimal place with a decimal point.
ANS:
9.
7. Write the whole number 100 as a fraction that equals 1.
ANS:
8. Write the sum of 9 and 7.
ANS:
16
9. Write the product of 8 and 5.
, ANS:
40
10. Write three factors of the number 12, other than the number 1.
ANS:
3, 4, 6
11. Write four common factors of the number 12 and 24, other than the number 1.
ANS:
3, 4, 6, 12
12. Write the product of 9 and 5.
ANS:
45
13. Write four multiples of the number 4.
ANS:
4, 8, 12, 16
14. Which number is the multiplier in 8 ?
ANS:
15. Write out 25 to illustrate how it would be calculated. Include the result.
ANS:
2 2 2 2 2 = 32
16. Write the square of 6.
ANS:
36
17. Write the square root of 25.
ANS:
5
18. Which number is the base in 104?
ANS:
10
19. Which number is the exponent in 56?