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Foundation Assessment

Foundation Standard 1: Academic Foundation

1.31 Medical Mathematics

1. George has a cut that is 0.03 meters long. How long is the cut in centimeters?

A. 0.003 cm

B. 0.3 cm

C. 3.0 cm

D. 30 cm

2. What object is closest to 10 mm in diameter?

A. Nickel

B. Dime

C. Quarter

D. Silver dollar

3. How many kilometers are in 10,000 meters?

A. 1 km

B. 10 km

C. 100 km

D. 1000 km

4. How many milligrams are in 0.05 grams?

A. 50 mg

B. 500 mg

C. 5000 mg

D. 50,000 mg

5. How many grams are in 60 kilograms?

A. 0.06 g

B. 60 g

C. 6,000 g

D. 60,000 g


6. How many liters are in 500 milliliters?

A. 0.0005 L

B. 0.05 L

C. 0.5 L

D. 5 L

7. How many kg are in 12 oz?

A. 0.0336 kg

B. 0.336 kg

C. 33.6 kg

D. 336.kg

8. A 681 g tumor was removed from a woman’s abdomen. How much did the tumor weigh in pounds?

A. 1 ½ lbs

B. 24 1/3 lbs

C. 150 lbs

D. 309 lbs

9. Bobby is eating a well balanced diet and exercising daily. He expects to lose 8 oz a day. How long will it take him to lose 10 kg?

A. 10 days

B. 12 days

C. 20 days

D. 44 days

10. If a box of cereal is 14.5 oz and there are 120 calories in 30 g of cereal, how many calories are in the entire box?

A. 406 calories

B. 840 calories

C. 1624 calories

D. 1740 calories


11. How many inches are in 27.94 cm?

A. 7 in

B. 11 in

C. 71 in

D. 112 in

12. Mallory has a 50 yard roll of athletic tape. She uses 61 cm to tape a thumb. How many thumbs can she tape with one roll of tape?

A. 30

B. 46

C. 50

D. 75

13. A physician tells her patient that her surgical incision will be 6 inches wide. How wide is the incision in millimeters?

A. 15.24 mm

B. 24 mm

C. 152.4 mm

D. 240 mm

14. A baby drinks 4 ounces of formula every four hours. How many liters of formula would be needed for three days?

A. 1.8 L

B. 2.16 L

C. 180 L

D. 720 L

15. How many milliliters are in two pints of milk?

A. 240 mL

B. 940 mL

C. 1000 mL

D. 2000 mL


16. Clarissa drank 4 oz of juice, 240 cc of water, and 1 pint of milk. What was her total fluid intake?

A. 360 mL

B. 620 mL

C. 740 mL

D. 860 mL

17. How many ounces are in four tablespoons?

A. 1 oz

B. 2 oz

C. 3 oz

D. 4 oz

18. How many degrees Celsius is 46.4OF?

A. 4.6OC

B. 80C

C. 100C

D. 14.40C

19. How many degrees Fahrenheit is 39.20C?

A. 90.80F

B. 102.60F

C. 128.20F

D. 1360F

20. What temperature is closest to 1000C?

A. 2100F

B. 1010C

C. 990C

D. 2130F

21. A patient receives 3 pints of blood via a transfusion. How much blood was transfused in milliliters?

A. 300 ml

B. 500 ml

C. 900 ml

D. 1500 ml

22. A surgeon removed a tumor weighing 2 Kg from a patient’s abdomen. How many pounds did the tumor weigh?

A. 3.6 lbs

B. 4 lbs

C. 4.4 lbs

D. 4.8 lbs

23. How many grams are in 3000 mg?

A. 0.3 grams

B. 3 grams

C. 30 grams

D. 300 grams

24. What is the temperature of 1100F equal to in Celsius?

A. 61.10C

B. 43.30C

C. 39.00C

D. 34.40C

25. What is the temperature of 250C equal to in Fahrenheit?

A. 770F

B. 850F

C. 98.60F

D. 102.60F

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