Test Bank for Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas. 10th Edition. By Joyce LeFever Kee

Test Bank for Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas
10th Edition. By Joyce LeFever Kee




Basic Math Test

SHORT ANSWER

This math test is composed of five sections: Roman and Arabic numerals, fractions, decimals,
ratio and proportion, and percentage. It contains a total of 65 questions. A passing score is 58
or more correct answers (90%). A nonpassing score is 7 or more incorrect answers.

I. Roman and Arabic Numerals

Convert these Roman numerals to Arabic numerals.

1. viii

ANS:
8
eight

2. xix

ANS:
19
nineteen

3. xxii

ANS:
22
twenty two

4. xxiv

ANS:
24
twenty four

5. XLVI

ANS:
46
forty six

, Convert these Arabic numerals to Roman numerals.

6. 4

ANS:
iv

, IV

7. 14

ANS:
xiv
XIV

8. 27

ANS:
xxvii
XXVII

9. 39

ANS:
xxxix
XXXIX

10. 44

ANS:
XLIV
xliv

II. Fractions

Which of the fractions in each pair has the largest value?

11. 1/2 or 1/3

ANS:
1/2

12. 1/4 or 1/6

ANS:
1/4

13. 1/200 or 1/150

ANS:
1/150

Reduce these improper fractions to whole or mixed numbers.

14. 45/5 =

ANS:
9

, 15. 58/12 =

ANS:
4

16. 120/15 =

ANS:
8

Change these mixed numbers to improper fractions

17. 26 5/6 =

ANS:
161/6 or

18. 9 3/4 =

ANS:
39/4 or

Change these fractions to decimals.

19. 3/4 =

ANS:
0.75

20. 5/8 =

ANS:
0.625

21. 12/18 =

ANS:
12 ÷ 18 = 0.666 or 0.7 (tenths)

Multiply these fractions to reduce to lowest terms.

22. 3/5  3 2/3 =

ANS:
2 1/5

23. 1/2  9 4/5 =