PAX MATH 1 CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● 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
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● 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
