Key Terms
The numbers we traditionally use to count (1,2,3...). They do not contain fractions or decimals.
What are whole numbers?
Another word for total (adding 2 or more numbers together)?
What is sum?
Fraction that is equivalent to 75%
What is 3/4?
Changing a number to the nearest 10, for example.
What is rounding?
The traditional number for Roman Numeral X
What is 10?
A simple method to determine how many times one number is present in another number.
What is division?
The process of taking a number away from another number.
What is subtraction?
A patient weighed in at at 230 pounds on his first visit. He now weighs 180 pounds. How much total weight has he lost since the first visit?
What is 50 pounds?
The ratio for making a solution that uses 1 part bleach for every 2 parts of water.
What is 1:2?
Military time for 5:00 PM
What is 1700?
Also known as a "simple method of addition."
What is multiplication?
In subtraction, this is another word for difference
What is the remainder?
A patient has an antibiotic prescription with directions that state to take 1 pill 2 times a day for 7 days. How many pills will the pharmacist dispense?
What is 14?
Always defined by comparison to a reference plane.
What is an angle?
You are an RN earning $30 per hour. You worked 40 hours last week. How much did you earn for that week?
What is $1200?
The system of measurement that is more accurate than the household system.
What is metric?
The numerator is larger than the denominator.
What is an improper fraction?
A patient drank 100 ml of water, 120 ml of apple juice, and 80 ml of coffee at breakfast. How many ml did the patient consume at breakfast?
What is 300 ml?
The oldest and least used system of measurement.
What is apothecary?
What is 10:21 PM?
Ways of expressing parts of numbers or parts of a whole. (Must name three terms)
What are decimals, fractions, and percentages?
A statement of equality between two ratios.
What is a proportion?
32 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to this in Celsius
What is 0 degrees Celsius?
The reference plane for injecting needles.
What is the surface of the skin?
You have 10 bottles of cough syrup on the shelf of your pharmacy. Each one contains 240 ml of liquid. This is how many ml of fluid in total?
What is 2400 ml?