PEBC EXAMS 2 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ How many drams are in 1 ounce? Answer: 8 drams
◉ How many grains are in 1 dram? Answer: 60 grains
◉ How many mg in 1 grain? Answer: 60 mg
◉ What is 0.5 as a percent? (decimal to percent) Answer: 50%
(multiply decimal by 100 and add % sign)
◉ What is 5% as a ration strength? (percent to ratio strength)
Answer: 1:20 (convert 5% to 5/100 then reduce)
◉ What is 20% as a ration strength? (percent to ratio strength)
Answer: 25:100 (convert 20% to 25/100 then reduce)
◉ You want to make a total of 400 g of a mixture. The mixture is to
contain 3 times the amount of lidocane as vasoline. How many
grams of lidocane and vasoline do you need to make the mixture?
,Answer: (3x + x = 400) (4x = 400) (x = 100) so: lidocane = 300 g
vasoline = 100 g
◉ Express the following Roman numeral: MDL Answer: The answer
is 1550
◉ Express the following Roman numeral: MMCCCXLV Answer: The
answer is 2345
◉ Express the following Roman numeral: MCCXXV Answer: The
answer is 1225
◉ Express the following Roman numeral: MMMCCCLXXXV Answer:
The answer is 3385
◉ What does tid stand for? Answer: three times a day
◉ What does bid stand for? Answer: twice a day
◉ What does ac stand for? Answer: before meals
◉ What does ss stand for? Answer: one half
, ◉ How many mL in one cup? Answer: 240 mL
◉ How many mL in one fluid ounce? Answer: 30 mL
◉ How many mL in one dram? Answer: 5 mL
◉ How many mL in one tablespoon? Answer: 15 mL
◉ How many gtt(s) in a teaspoon? Answer: 60 gtt
◉ A 30 mL dose of NyQuil contains 650 mg of acetaminophen. How
many milligrams of acetaminophen are in the entire 236 mL bottle?
Answer: 5,113 mg (650 mg / 30 mL = x mg / 236 mL)
◉ The pharmacy tech can reconstitute a 50 mL bottle of Amoxil in
30 seconds. How many of these bottles can the technician
reconstitute in 20 minutes? Answer: 40 bottles (1 bottle/30 secs = x
bottles/1,200 seconds)
◉ The pharmacy receives a medication order from McKesson. There
are a total of 355 pills. Of this order, 15% are synthroid tabs, 30%
are paxil tabs, and 55% are singular tabs. How many synthroid tabs
were in the order? Answer: 53 tabs (15 divided by 100 x 355)
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ How many drams are in 1 ounce? Answer: 8 drams
◉ How many grains are in 1 dram? Answer: 60 grains
◉ How many mg in 1 grain? Answer: 60 mg
◉ What is 0.5 as a percent? (decimal to percent) Answer: 50%
(multiply decimal by 100 and add % sign)
◉ What is 5% as a ration strength? (percent to ratio strength)
Answer: 1:20 (convert 5% to 5/100 then reduce)
◉ What is 20% as a ration strength? (percent to ratio strength)
Answer: 25:100 (convert 20% to 25/100 then reduce)
◉ You want to make a total of 400 g of a mixture. The mixture is to
contain 3 times the amount of lidocane as vasoline. How many
grams of lidocane and vasoline do you need to make the mixture?
,Answer: (3x + x = 400) (4x = 400) (x = 100) so: lidocane = 300 g
vasoline = 100 g
◉ Express the following Roman numeral: MDL Answer: The answer
is 1550
◉ Express the following Roman numeral: MMCCCXLV Answer: The
answer is 2345
◉ Express the following Roman numeral: MCCXXV Answer: The
answer is 1225
◉ Express the following Roman numeral: MMMCCCLXXXV Answer:
The answer is 3385
◉ What does tid stand for? Answer: three times a day
◉ What does bid stand for? Answer: twice a day
◉ What does ac stand for? Answer: before meals
◉ What does ss stand for? Answer: one half
, ◉ How many mL in one cup? Answer: 240 mL
◉ How many mL in one fluid ounce? Answer: 30 mL
◉ How many mL in one dram? Answer: 5 mL
◉ How many mL in one tablespoon? Answer: 15 mL
◉ How many gtt(s) in a teaspoon? Answer: 60 gtt
◉ A 30 mL dose of NyQuil contains 650 mg of acetaminophen. How
many milligrams of acetaminophen are in the entire 236 mL bottle?
Answer: 5,113 mg (650 mg / 30 mL = x mg / 236 mL)
◉ The pharmacy tech can reconstitute a 50 mL bottle of Amoxil in
30 seconds. How many of these bottles can the technician
reconstitute in 20 minutes? Answer: 40 bottles (1 bottle/30 secs = x
bottles/1,200 seconds)
◉ The pharmacy receives a medication order from McKesson. There
are a total of 355 pills. Of this order, 15% are synthroid tabs, 30%
are paxil tabs, and 55% are singular tabs. How many synthroid tabs
were in the order? Answer: 53 tabs (15 divided by 100 x 355)
