Test Bank For Mathematics with Allied Health Applications, 1st Edition

1. Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the numbers 8, 10. A) 80 B) 2 C) 40 D) 1 E) 8 2. Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the numbers 10, 14. A) 10 B) 2 C) 140 D) 1 E) 70 3. Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the numbers 20, 18. A) 1 B) 2 C) 360 D) 180 E) 20 4. Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the numbers 12, 10, 16. A) 240 B) 2 C) 1920 D) 1 E) 12 5. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numbers 6, 9. A) 18 B) 3 C) 54 D) 1 E) 6 Page 1 6. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numbers 4, 22. A) 2 B) 44 C) 88 D) 1 E) 4 7. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numbers 23, 46. A) 46 B) 23 C) 1058 D) 1 E) 2 8. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numbers 4, 14, 36. A) 252 B) 2016 C) 2 D) 1 E) 4 9. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numbers 9, 12, 15. A) 3 B) 9 C) 12 D) 15 E) 108 10. Joe Salvo, a nurse, works 5 days and then has a day off. Joe’s friend works 7 days and then has a day off. How many days after Joe and his friend have a day off together will they have another day off together? A) 34 days B) 34 days C) 16 days D) 24 days E) 20 days Page 2 11. Identify the following fraction as a proper fraction, an improper fraction, or a mixed number. 15 14 A) Proper fraction B) Mixed number C) Improper fraction 12. Identify the following fraction as a proper fraction, an improper fraction, or a mixed number. 13 2 15 A) Improper fraction B) Mixed number C) Proper fraction 13. Identify the following fraction as a proper fraction, an improper fraction, or a mixed number. 11 18 A) Improper fraction B) Mixed number C) Proper fraction Page 3 14. Express the shaded portion of the circle as a fraction. A) B) C) D) E) 3 4 3 7 4 3 3 9 7 8 Page 4 15. Express the shaded portion of the circles as a mixed number. A) B) C) D) E) 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 1 16. Express the shaded portion of the circles as an improper fraction. A) B) C) D) E) 2 6 2 3 3 8 3 2 8 3 Page 5 17. Shade 1 1 out of 2 circles. 2 A) B) C) D) E) Page 6 18. Write the improper fraction A) B) C) D) E) 19. C) D) E) 20. 2 5 4 3 5 2 1 5 4 1 5 4 2 5 3 Write the improper fraction A) B) B) C) D) E) 54 as a mixed number or a whole number. 6 9 5 6 5 8 12 5 11 6 9 11 Write the mixed number 6 A) 14 as a mixed number or a whole number. 5 3 as an improper fraction. 8 45 16 51 16 51 8 6 3 8 Page 7 21. Write an equivalent fraction with the given denominator. 2 ? = 17 102 A) 2 102 B) 13 102 C) 18 102 D) 12 102 E) 19 102 22. Write an equivalent fraction with the given denominator. ? 6= 5 A) 31 5 B) 30 5 C) 35 5 D) 6 5 E) 37 5 Page 8 23. Write the fraction in simplest form. 3 6 A) 1 1 B) 1 4 C) 1 2 D) 6 3 E) 3 6 24. Write the fraction in simplest form. 8 36 A) 36 8 B) 1 9 C) 4 9 D) 2 9 E) 8 36 25. Write the fraction in simplest form. 0 26 A) 0 B) 1 C) 26 D) 13 E)  Page 9 26. Write the fraction in simplest form. 20 20 A) 20 20 B) 400 C) 0 D) 40 E) 1 27. Write the fraction in simplest form. 8 21 A) 16 21 B) 4 21 C) 8 21 D) 1 E) 0 28. Write the fraction in simplest form. 69 3 A) 69 B) 1 23 C) 3 D) 1 3 E) 23 Page 10 29. Generally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies show that there are more boys born than girls. In a recent group of 500 births, there were 405 boys born. a. What fraction of the babies born were boys? b. What fraction of the babies born were girls? A) 81 19 a. b. 100 100 B) 38 95 a. b. 50 100 C) 45 53 a. b. 50 50 D) 53 45 a. b. 50 50 E) 95 38 a. b. 50 100 30. Add: A) B) C) D) E) 1 5 + 11 11 6 22 6 11 4 11 4 22 1 31. Add: A) B) C) 5 7 + 12 12 1 12 1 2 1 6 D) 12 E) 1 Page 11 32. Add: A) B) C) D) E) 33. 11 8 5 + + 7 7 7 3 3 7 19 7 3 14 3 3 14 3 7 Find the sum of A) B) C) D) E) 11 11 3 , , and . 7 7 7 2 7 25 7 2 7 25 3 7 4 7 3 Page 12 34. Add: 5 3 + 12 14 A) 53 1 84 B) 53 84 C) 53 168 D) 53 2 168 E) 53 1 168 35. Add: 4 9 11 + + 7 14 28 A) 17 2 28 B) 17 1 14 C) 17 1 28 D) 17 28 E) 17 14 Page 13 36. What is A) B) C) D) E) 37. 3 3 added to ? 5 4 7 20 7 2 20 7 1 40 2 3 3 2 3 1 Find the total of A) 1 5 1 , , and . 6 6 3 1 3 B) 1 3 3 C) 1 1 6 D) 1 3 6 E) 1 2 3 38. 1 Find the sum of A) B) C) D) E) 5 3 7 , , and . 8 4 10 3 80 3 4 40 3 2 80 3 2 40 3 3 80 4 Page 14 39. Add: 3 2 +2 10 3 A) 87 10 100 B) 29 10 30 C) 29 9 30 D) 87 9 100 E) 29 10 270 7 40. Add: 5 + 2 A) B) C) D) E) 1 6 1 36 1 8 6 1 7 6 1 7 36 1 8 6 8 Page 15 41. Add: 7 4 5 + 11 A) 4 25 B) 4 19 5 C) 4 19 25 D) 4 18 5 E) 6 19 25 18 42. Add: 2+3 A) B) C) D) E) 1 2 1 2 1 5 2 1 6 8 1 5 8 1 6 20 6 Page 16 43. Add: 18 +8 35 A) 15 B) 18 15 35 C) 9 15 35 D) 9 14 35 E) 18 14 35 6 44. 45. 1 5 1 Add: 1 + 4 + 3 . 2 8 2 A) 5 10 8 B) 5 9 8 C) 5 9 48 D) 5 10 48 E) 5 10 16 Find the sum of 3 A) B) C) D) E) 5 1 and 3 . 8 6 19 18 19 7 24 19 7 18 19 6 24 19 7 32 6 Page 17 46. A) B) C) D) E) 47. 5 2 more than 2 . 8 7 51 8 64 51 8 56 51 8 49 51 7 49 51 7 56 Find 5 What is 5 A) 2 3 added to 9 ? 5 8 31 40 B) 31 14 40 C) 31 15 25 D) 31 14 25 E) 31 15 64 48. 15 7 1 Find the total of 2 , 1 , and 5 . 8 4 A) 1 9 8 B) 1 8 8 C) 1 9 64 D) 1 8 64 E) 1 9 32 Page 18 49. Three cylindrical shaped parts are joined at their ends to form a mechanical shaft. If the 1 9 1 individual parts are inches, inches, and inches long, respectively, what is the 8 16 4 total length of the shaft? A) 1 inch B) 15 inches 8 C) 15 inches 64 D) 15 inches 16 E) 15 inches 32 50. 2 3 1 cup of coffee, cup of fruit juice, and cup of water for breakfast. 4 4 2 What is the patient’s total fluid intake at breakfast? A) 3 1 cups of fluid 4 B) 1 4 cups of fluid 4 C) 3 1 cups of fluid 2 D) 1 3 cups of fluid 7 E) 1 6 cups of fluid 4 A patient drinks Page 19 51. 1 A pediatric nurse records the birth weight of a newborn as 2 pounds. On the first and 8 3 3 second monthly visits, the infant gains 1 pounds and 1 pounds. How much does the 8 8 baby weigh at the end of two months? A) 7 4 pounds 8 B) 13 4 pounds 8 C) 15 4 pounds 8 D) 9 4 pounds 4 E) 11 4 pounds 8 52. A certified nurse assistant weighs a patient who is admitted to a nursing facility. The 5 1 5 patient’s initial weight is 110 pounds, and she gains 1 pounds, pound, and 4 2 4 pound during the next three months. What is the patient’s total weight at the end of three months? A) 114 pounds B) 116 pounds C) 117 pounds D) 113 pounds E) 112 pounds Page 20 53. A new baby measured 10 1 15 inches at birth. The baby grew inch in August and 16 16 5 inch in September. How long is the baby at its two-month checkup? 16 A) 5 11 inches 16 B) 5 4 inches 8 C) 11 11 inches 16 D) 6 11 inches 16 E) 5 11 inches 8 54. A table 33 inches high has a top that is 1 table top after a 3 A) B) C) D) E) 1 inches thick. Find the total thickness of the 8 3 inches veneer is applied. 16 5 inches 16 5 4 inches 16 5 5 inches 256 5 4 inches 256 5 5 inches 128 5 Page 21 55. 56. 1 1 3 You are working on a part-time job for $20 per hour. You worked 6, 2 , 4 , 3 , 4 2 4 1 and 6 hours during the last five days. 2 a. Find the total number of hours you worked during the last five days. b. Find your total wages for the five days. A) (a) 23 hours; (b) $460 pay. B) (a) 3 hours; (b) $460 pay. C) (a) 23 hours; (b) $440 pay. D) (a) 3 hours; (b) $440 pay. E) (a) 3 hours; (b) $480 pay. The course of a yachting race is in the shape of a triangle with sides that measure 3 7 7 miles, and 2 miles. Find the total length of the course. 8 10 A) 19 13 miles 120 B) 19 11 miles 120 C) 19 11 miles 240 D) 19 13 miles 240 E) 19 10 miles 240 miles, 4 Page 22 7 12 57. A cook for the nursing home is preparing 100 yeast rolls for dinner. The dry ingredients 1 5 5 needed include 18 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, and cup of salt. How many 8 8 8 cups of dry ingredients are in this recipe? A) 19 19 cups 8 B) 9 19 cups 4 C) 9 12 cups 8 D) 12 19 cups 8 E) 11 19 cups 8 58. The hospital cafeteria staff is preparing 150 servings of chocolate cake for lunch. Dry 1 3 1 ingredients include 4 cups of instant coffee, 17 cups of white sugar, 6 cups of 4 3 4 1 all-purpose flour, and cup of confectioner’s sugar. Find the total amount of dry 2 ingredients needed for this recipe. A) 5 28 cups 6 B) 5 29 cups 6 C) 7 27 cups 6 D) 5 30 cups 6 E) 5 26 cups 6 Page 23 59. Subtract: 12 17 9 − 17 A) 3 17 B) 3 1 17 C) 3 1 34 D) 3 34 E) 3 2 17 60. Subtract: 5 13 1 − 13 A) 2 1 13 B) 4 1 13 C) 4 13 D) 2 13 E) 4 2 13 Page 24 61. What is A) B) C) D) E) 62. 2 5 less than ? 11 11 3 11 3 1 11 3 1 22 3 22 3 11 2 Find the difference between 10 3 and . 13 13 A) 7 26 B) 7 1 13 C) 7 1 26 D) 7 13 E) 7 39 63. Find A) B) C) D) E) 16 12 decreased by . 23 23 2 23 4 69 4 23 1 23 4 115 Page 25 64. What is A) B) C) D) E) 6 1 minus ? 11 11 5 22 5 33 5 11 5 44 1 11 65. Subtract: A) B) C) D) E) 5 11 2 − 9 23 1089 23 891 23 297 23 99 23 198 Page 26 66. Subtract: − A) B) C) D) E) 67. 11 45 11 81 11 135 11 90 11 25 What is A) B) C) D) E) 4 9 1 5 6 2 less than ? 11 9 32 81 32 121 32 891 32 1089 32 99 Page 27 68. Find the difference between A) 9 8 and . 13 19 67 494 B) 67 1 104 C) 67 247 D) 67 4693 E) 67 494 69. 70. 1 7 7 decreased by . 11 9 A) 2 1 9 B) 14 99 C) 7 1 99 D) 14 891 E) 7 99 Find 9 1 minus ? 16 18 A) 73 1 288 B) 73 1 144 C) 73 144 D) 73 288 E) 73 81 What is Page 28 71. Subtract: 9 13 6 − 3 13 A) 1 1 3 B) 3 2 13 C) 1 2 3 D) 3 1 13 E) 3 3 13 4 72. Subtract: 7 15 4 − 10 15 1 4 5 1 5 5 3 5 7 3 4 7 1 4 35 14 A) B) C) D) E) Page 29 73. Subtract: 7 13 1 3 − A) 7 13 B) 7 1 13 C) 7 1 26 D) 7 2 26 E) 7 2 13 3 74. Subtract: 7 − 2 A) B) C) D) E) 8 9 1 9 1 3 9 8 3 9 8 4 9 8 5 9 4 Page 30 75. Subtract: 2 9 8 − 8 11 49 4 99 49 5 99 98 4 891 98 5 891 49 4 198 14 A) B) C) D) E) 76. What is 2 A) B) C) D) E) 1 1 less than 7 ? 3 2 1 6 1 6 6 1 6 12 1 5 12 1 5 18 5 Page 31 77. Find the difference between 7 A) B) C) D) E) 78. 27 50 9 2 20 27 2 50 9 2 140 9 3 20 3 What is 11 A) B) C) D) E) 7 1 and 4 . 4 10 5 1 minus 7 ? 9 12 11 36 11 3 36 11 3 180 11 4 36 11 4 180 11 Page 32 79. A hospital dietician had a 50-pound bag of sugar at the beginning of the month. When 1 taking inventory at the end of the month, the dietician notes that 13 pounds of sugar 4 have been used. How much sugar remains? A) 3 36 pounds 4 B) 3 37 pounds 4 C) 3 35 pounds 4 D) 3 34 pounds 4 E) 3 38 pounds 4 80. There are two surgical technicians responsible for cleaning and maintaining the sterility of the surgical instruments utilized during surgery. Prior to lunch, one surgical 1 1 technician cleaned of the instruments and the other cleaned of the instruments. 3 4 How much of the cleaning remains? A) 5 of the instruments remain to be cleaned 12 B) 6 of the instruments remain to be cleaned. 13 C) 5 of the instruments remain to be cleaned. 3 D) 7 of the instruments remain to be cleaned 14 E) 5 of the instruments remain to be cleaned 13 Page 33 81. A 13 mile walkathon has three checkpoints. The first is 4 1 miles from the starting 7 3 miles from the first. 8 a. How many miles is it from the starting point to the second checkpoint? b. How many miles is it from the second checkpoint to the finish line? A) 29 27 (a) 9 miles; (b) 3 miles 112 56 B) 29 27 (a) 9 miles; (b) 4 miles 56 56 C) 29 27 (a) 9 miles; (b) 4 miles 112 112 D) 29 27 (a) 9 miles; (b) 3 miles 56 56 E) 29 27 (a) 9 miles; (b) 4 miles 56 112 point. The second checkpoint is 5 82. A patient with high blood pressure who weighs 168 pounds is put on a diet to lose 21 1 5 pounds in three months. The patient loses 10 pounds the first month and 9 pounds 8 8 the second month. How much weight must be lost the third month for the goal to be achieved? A) 1 2 pounds 4 B) 1 1 pounds 4 C) 1 2 pounds 2 D) 1 1 pounds 2 E) 1 3 pounds 2 Page 34 83. A patient with high blood pressure who weighs 225 pounds is put on a diet to lose 28 2 3 pounds in 3 months. The patient loses 8 pounds the first month and 9 pounds the 6 6 second month. How much weight must be lost the third month for the goal to be achieved? A) 1 10 pounds 6 B) 1 5 pounds 6 C) 1 4 pounds 6 D) 1 10 pounds 3 E) 1 10 pounds 7 84. A patient with type 2 diabetes weighs 315 pounds and is advised to follow a prescribed nutrition plan in order to lose weight. During the first month of the diet, weekly losses 1 3 1 were recorded as follows: 5 pounds, 5 pounds, 3 pounds, and 4 pounds. What 4 4 2 is the patient’s weight at the end of the month? A) 1 296 pounds 2 B) 1 297 pounds 2 C) 1 295 pounds 2 D) 1 298 pounds 2 E) 1 294 pounds 2 Page 35 85. Multiply: 3 1  5 3 A) 1 12 B) 1 10 C) 1 3 D) 1 15 E) 1 5 86. Multiply: 1 5  3 8 A) 5 72 B) 5 48 C) 5 24 D) 5 1 48 E) 5 1 24 Page 36 87. Multiply 1 17 and . 6 18 A) 17 216 B) 17 108 C) 19 108 D) 17 1 216 E) 17 1 108 88. Find the product of 12 7 and . 35 72 A) 1 10 B) 1 60 C) 1 30 D) 1 1 60 E) 1 1 30 89. What is A) B) C) D) E) 2 2 times ? 3 7 5 21 2 21 4 21 5 84 4 63 Page 37 90. Multiply: 5 3 9 A) 2 1 3 B) 5 1 27 C) 5 27 D) 5 3 9 E) 2 3 3 91. Multiply: 1 3 7 A) 1 21 B) 1 3 7 C) 3 3 7 D) 3 7 E) 1 21 Page 38 92. Multiply: 5 3 2 9 5 A) 22 1 45 B) 2 1 9 C) 4 1 9 D) 4 1 15 E) 8 1 15 93. Multiply: 3 3 4  4 4 A) 9 3 32 B) 9 3 16 C) 19 3 32 D) 5 3 16 E) 5 3 8 Page 39 94. Multiply: 5 4 A) B) C) D) E) 22 5 4 7 6 7 6 7 22 4 7 4 7 16 22 35 5 95. Multiply: 2 2 A) B) C) D) E) 2 7 2 7 4 2 7 2 4 7 2 7 4 4 7 2 Page 40 96. Multiply: 5 6 9 7 A) 10 60 21 B) 3 60 7 C) 5 9 7 D) 5 60 7 E) 10 9 21 97. Multiply: 5 4 4 7 A) 5 4 7 B) 5 5 7 C) 5 18 7 D) 6 18 7 E) 5 7 98. Multiply: 4 1 0 9 A) 4 1 9 B) 1 C) 0 D) Undefined E) 36 Page 41 99. Multiply: 4 1 4 1 5 6 A) 11 5 15 B) 3 5 10 C) 2 5 3 D) 11 5 30 E) 3 5 5 100. Multiply 4 A) B) C) D) E) 101. 1 1 and 5 . 4 2 3 16 3 23 8 1 23 2 5 23 16 5 23 8 23 Find the product of 4 A) 1 2 and . 3 7 29 210 B) 5 1 42 C) 9 1 35 D) 5 1 21 E) 29 1 105 1 Page 42 102. What is 4 A) 3 1 times 4 ? 8 4 19 32 B) 19 18 64 C) 21 18 32 D) 23 18 64 E) 23 18 32 103. Salmon costs $3 per pound. Find the cost of 3 A) B) C) D) E) 104. 18 2 pounds of salmon. 3 $10.00 $8.00 $11.00 $10.67 $11.67 1 Maria Rivera can walk 2 miles in 1 hour. At this rate, how far can Maria walk 2 1 in hour? 2 A) 1 1 miles 4 B) 1 1 miles 2 C) 1 2 miles 4 D) 2 1 miles 4 E) 1 3 miles 4 Page 43 105. The perimeter of a square is equal to 4 times the length of a side of the square. Find the 1 perimeter of a square whose side measures 14 inches. 8 A) 1 56 inches 4 B) 1 56 inches 2 C) 1 55 inches 2 D) 1 55 inches 4 E) 1 55 inches 8 106. 1 hour to take a chest x-ray. 6 Your schedule requires that you complete 25 x-rays today. How many hours will it take to complete your scheduled x-rays? A) 1 4 hours 6 B) 1 5 hours 6 C) 1 3 hours 6 D) 1 6 hours 6 E) 1 2 hours 6 As a radiology technician, it takes you 10 minutes or 107. A patient is to receive an IV infusion of 500 milliliters of normal saline over a period of 2 12 hours. A nurse checks on the patient after of the bag has been infused. How many 4 milliliters of fluid has the patient received? How many hours have passed since the IV was started? A) 250 milliliters; 6 hours B) 500 milliliters; 12 hours C) 510 milliliters; 14 hours D) 300 milliliters; 9 hours E) 250 milliliters; 9 hours Page 44 108. The area of a rectangle is equal to the product of the length of the rectangle times its 2 1 width. Find the area of a rectangle that has a length of 4 miles and a width of 5 5 5 miles. The area will be in square miles. A) 12 22 sq mi 25 B) 11 22 sq mi 25 C) 23 22 sq mi 25 D) 22 22 sq mi 25 E) 24 22 sq mi 25 109. A family budgets 1 of its monthly income of $2250 per month for housing and 3 utilities. a. What amount is budgeted for housing and utilities? b. What amount remains for purposes other than housing and utilities? A) (a)$250; (b)$2000 B) (a)$250; (b)$1500 C) (a)$1000; (b)$1250 D) (a)$750; (b)$1500 E) (a)$1500; (b)$750 110. The Booster Club is making 20 capes for the members of the high school marching 5 band. Each cape is 1 yards of material at a cost of $16 per yard. Find the total cost of 8 the material. A) $325 B) $10 C) $320 D) $26 E) $520 Page 45 111. Divide: 0 A) B) C) D) E) 1 4 16 1 Undefined 0 1 4 112. Divide: 1 1  3 15 A) 1 45 B) 5 C) 0 D) Undefined E) 1 90 113. Divide: 1 1  6 3 A) 1 2 B) 1 18 C) 1 4 D) 1 9 E) 1 6 Page 46 114. Divide: 11 3  18 22 A) 13 4 54 B) 1 12 C) 13 4 27 D) 1 6 E) 26 4 27 115. Divide: 5 7  2 6 A) 7 15 B) 35 12 C) 15 7 D) 1 E) 12 35 116. Divide A) 3 1 by . 10 4 2 5 B) 3 40 C) 1 1 10 D) 3 20 E) 1 1 5 1 Page 47 117. Find the quotient of 1 7 and . 3 27 A) 7 81 B) 2 1 7 C) 1 1 7 D) 14 81 E) 4 1 7 118. Divide: 15  A) 3 4 1 2 B) 1 11 4 C) 1 16 3 D) 20 E) 1 1 3 11 119. Divide: 3 9 7 A) 1 7 B) 21 C) 1 63 D) 63 E) 1 21 Page 48 120. Divide: 86 A) 2 7 4 7 B) 2 50 7 C) 3 1 22 D) 3 1 11 E) 6 1 11 50 121. Divide: 1 1 9  6 6 A) 1 B) 19 1 36 C) 55 D) 19 1 72 E) 19 55 36 122. Divide: 3 6 3 5 11 A) 14 2 55 B) 7 2 55 C) 11 130 D) 11 65 E) 22 65 Page 49 123. Divide: 7 5 15 A) 37 1 150 B) 1 37 3 C) 37 1 75 D) 1 37 6 E) 74 1 75 7 124. Divide: 1 1 5 4 2 4 A) 5 1 17 B) 3 23 8 C) 5 1 34 D) 3 23 4 E) 10 1 17 Page 50 125. Divide 10 A) B) C) D) E) 126. 23 117 6 48 13 46 2 117 12 48 13 92 2 117 2 Find the quotient of 5 A) B) C) D) E) 127. 10 1 by 4 . 2 13 1 1 and 1 . 4 5 3 8 3 6 10 3 4 16 3 6 5 3 4 4 4 Individual cereal boxes contain 5 ounce of cereal. How many boxes can be filled with 8 1165 ounces of cereal? A) 1 728 8 B) 1864 C) 1 1864 4 D) 1 728 4 E) 728 Page 51 128. A car traveled 63 miles in 2 1 hours. What was the car’s average speed in miles per 4 hour? A) 10 mph B) 31 mph C) 141 mph D) 126 mph E) 28 mph 129. The Inverness Investor Group bought 4 4 acres of land for $25,600. What was the cost 7 of each acre? A) $117,028 B) $147,200 C) $25,600 D) $6400 E) $5600 130. 131. 4 gallons of gasoline on a 814-mile trip. How many miles can the car 5 travel on 1 gallon of gasoline? A) 54 miles B) 162 miles C) 1 mile D) 55 miles E) 53 miles A car used 14 1 feet of a self-adherent gauze wrap to bandage a patient’s foot after 2 minor foot surgery. If a new role of this gauze wrap is 12 feet long, how many 1 1 -foot-long bandages could be cut from a roll? 2 A) 8 bandages B) 9 bandages C) 7 bandages D) 10 bandages E) 6 bandages The doctor uses 1 Page 52 132. The Hammond Company purchased 8 3 acres for a housing project. One and a half 4 acres were set aside for a park. a. How many acres are available for housing? 1 b. How many acre parcels of land can be sold after the land for the park is set 4 aside? A) 1 (a) 7 acres; (b) 33 parcels 4 B) 1 (a) 8 acres; (b) 33 parcels 4 C) 1 (a) 8 acres; (b) 29 parcels 4 D) 1 (a) 7 acres; (b) 29 parcels 4 E) (a) 8 acres; (b) 32 parcels 133. A nursing home cafeteria director purchases white sugar in 50-pound bags. Each bag of 1 sugar contains about 80 cups. If it takes 1 cups of sugar for every gallon of sweet tea 3 served, how many gallons of tea can be made with 50 pounds of sugar? A) 60 gallons of tea B) 61 gallons of tea C) 59 gallons of tea D) 62 gallons of tea E) 58 gallons of tea Page 53 134. There are 15 patients on the second floor at a nursing home. Each patient has been 1 prescribed 1 ounces of a certain medication. 2 a. If one bottle of this medication contains 12 ounces of medication, will one bottle be enough to fill this order for all 15 patients? b. How many doses can be given from one bottle? A) a. No b. 8 B) a. No b. 9 C) a. No b. 7 D) a. No b. 6 E) a. No b. 10 Page 54 135. Your health insurance reimbursed your doctor 3 of the billed amount for an office visit. 5 2 of the billed amount when you saw the doctor. What fractional amount of 6 the bill remains to be paid? You paid A) B) C) D) E) 1 15 2 15 2 25 15 1 1 5 136. Place the correct symbol, , between the two numbers. 16 22 37 37 A) 16 22  37 37 B) 16 22  37 37 Page 55 137. Place the correct symbol, , between the two numbers. 77 14 95 95 A) 77 14  95 95 B) 77 14  95 95 138. Place the correct symbol, , between the two numbers. 4 9 5 20 A) 4 9  5 20 B) 4 9  5 20 139. Place the correct symbol, , between the two numbers. 11 6 20 7 A) 11 6  20 7 B) 11 6  20 7 140. Simplify: 2 7    10  A) 49 50 B) 49 100 C) 49 200 D) 7 10 E) 7 100 Page 56 141. Simplify: 4  2  1      3  2  A) 1 12 B) 1 24 C) 1 48 D) 1 6 E) 3 32 142. Simplify: 4 2 1  8        3   11  A) 64 1089 B) 64 3267 C) 64 9801 D) 64 363 E) 64 891 Page 57 143. Simplify: 2  4   9   10           9   10   11  A) 36 11 B) 55 18 C) 18 55 D) 11 36 E) 4 11 144. Simplify: 3 A) B) C) D) E) 1 1 3        2 3 1 8 1 48 9 2 27 1 24 2 Page 58 145. Simplify: 2 7 5   − 20 6 A) 497 1440 B) 31 180 C) 31 90 D) 31 1 180 E) 31 1 90 146. Simplify:  11   4 1  13   −  +  12   5 12  36 A) 13 2 720 B) 13 1 1440 C) 1 1 54 D) 13 2 1440 E) 13 1 720 Page 59 147. Simplify: 2 7 2 5 −  + 12  3  8 A) 55 1 144 B) 55 144 C) 331 432 D) 55 72 E) 55 1 72 148. Simplify: 2 3 4 1   + 4 9 2 A) 5 1 6 B) 5 1 12 C) 181 1 216 D) 5 2 12 E) 35 54 Page 60 149. Simplify: 1 6 8  +   5 7  11 A) 127 2 560 B) 127 1 560 C) 129 1 280 D) 127 1 280 E) 127 2 280 150. Simplify: 160  322 160   +  321  963 321  A) 240 803 B) 120 803 C) 481 1606 D) 120 1 803 E) 240 401 Page 61 151. A nurse at a medical spa records the monthly weight loss of clients. If a client loses 2 1 4 1 1 pounds in June, and 1 pounds in July, find the client’s total 4 4 weight loss for these three months. A) 3 4 pounds 4 B) 3 5 pounds 4 C) 3 3 pounds 4 D) 3 6 pounds 4 E) 3 2 pounds 4 pounds in May, 1 152. A 15-mile “Race for the Cure” event has three checkpoints. The first checkpoint is 1 1 miles from the first 4 checkpoint. How many miles is the second checkpoint from the finish line? A) 1 9 miles 2 B) 1 10 miles 2 C) 3 9 miles 2 D) 1 9 miles 3 E) 1 5 miles 2 miles from the starting point. The second checkpoint is 4 153. An ambulance gets 10 miles on each gallon of gasoline. How many miles can the 1 ambulance travel on 32 gallons of gasoline? 2 A) 325 miles B) 375 miles C) 275 miles D) 650 miles E) 335 miles Page 62 1 4 154. A radiologist earns $300 for each day worked. What is the total of the radiologist’s 1 earnings for working 6 days? 2 A) $1950.00 B) $2000.00 C) $1900.00 D) $3900.00 E) $1975.00 155. A roll of adhesive tape is 46 feet long. How many 1 -foot sections can be cut from this 4 roll? A) 184 sections B) 194 sections C) 174 sections D) 196 sections E) 189 sections 156. A nurse’s aide is monitoring closely the weight loss of a geriatric patient who weighed 1 60 pounds when admitted to the floor. The patient lost 1 pounds the first week and 6 1 pound the second week. How much does the patient weigh at the end of the second 3 week? A) 1 58 pounds 2 B) 1 57 pounds 2 C) 1 59 pounds 4 D) 1 58 pounds 8 E) 1 58 pounds 6 Page 63 Answer Key 1. C 2. E 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. E 17. D 18. E 19. A 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. E 27. C 28. E 29. A 30. B 31. E 32. A 33. B 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. C 41. D 42. B 43. E 44. B Page 64 45. D 46. E 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. A 51. A 52. A 53. A 54. B 55. A 56. B 57. A 58. A 59. A 60. C 61. E 62. D 63. C 64. C 65. D 66. A 67. E 68. C 69. B 70. C 71. D 72. A 73. E 74. A 75. B 76. A 77. E 78. D 79. A 80. A 81. D 82. 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