Chapter 17 Dosage Calculations and medication administration questions and answers well illustrated.(2025/2026)

Chapter 17 Dosage Calculations and medication administration questions and answers well illustrated. 1. what is the correct conversion for the improper fraction 77/9? a. 7 7/9 b. 8 5/9 c. 7.79 d. 79.7 - correct answers.b. 8 5/9 Divide the numerator by the denominator. 2. What is the fraction 80/100 when reduced to its lowest term ? a. 8/10 b. 1/4 c. 4/5 d. 3 - correct answers.c. 4/5 Find a number that will evenly divide into the numerator and the denominator. 3. which of the following is the largest? a. 1/2 b. 1/3 c. 1/4 d. 1/5 - correct answers.a. 1/2 The smaller the denominator, the larger the fraction. 4. Which of the following fractions is the smallest? a. 3/12 b. 2/3 c. 5/6 d. 3/4 - correct answers.a. 3/12 The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. 5. What is the sum of 3/4 and 7/8? a. 10/48 b. 10/12 c. 21/4 d. 1 5/8 - correct answers.d. 1 5/8 Find the common denominator and add. Reduce to lowest terms 6. What is the product of 5/6 x 1/2? A. 5/12 b. 6/10 c. 10/6 d. 51/12 - correct answers.A. 5/12 Multiply the numerators and denominators. 7. what is the 3/4 divided by 1/5? a. 3/20 b. 15/4 c. 31/45 d. 4/15 - correct answers.b. 15/4 Write the problem down correctly, invert second number, and multiply 8. What is 2.34 + 0.77? a. 0.01 b. 90.4 c. 2.417 d. 3.11 - correct answers.d. 3.11 Align the decimal point of each decimal fraction in a column and add. 9. What is 6.147 rounded to the nearest tenth? a. 6.2 b. 6.15 c. 6.14 d. 6.1 - correct answers.d. 6.1 A subsequent number that is 5 or larger can increase the previous number by one whole number. A subsequent number that is less than 5 will leave the number unchanged. 10. What is 2.5 x 2? a. 1.25 b. 5 c. 50 d. 22.5 - correct answers.b. 5 11. what is 4.5 divided by 3? a. 0.75 b. 1.5 c. 5 d. 0.66 - correct answers.b. 1.5 12. What is 0.9% expressed as a decimal? a. 9 b. 0.9 c. 0.09 d. 0.009 - correct answers.d. 0.009 Remove the % and move the decimal point two places to the left. or divide 0.9 by 100 13. what is 1/5 expressed as a percent? a. 50% b. 20% c. 10% d. 5% - correct answers.b. 20% Change a fraction to a percent by dividing the numerator by the denominator and multiplying by 100 14. Which is the same ratio as 2:100? a. 1:50 b. 5:300 c. 1:20 d. 4:25 - correct answers.a. 1:50 The value of a ratio is not changed if both sides are multiplied or divided by the same number. 15. The medication order reads