Passing Calculations Tests in Nursing: Advice, Guidance and Over 500 Online Questions for Extra Revision and Practice
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Chapter 1: Diagnostic assessment
Calculate: 1250 + 750 =
2000
Calculate: 2700 + 270 + 27 =
2997
Calculate: (416 + 238 + 35) − (278 +254) =
157
Calculate: 276 − 123 + 45 =
198
Calculate: (56 − 23) − (34 − 21) =
20
Calculate: 276 − (123 − 45) =
198
Calculate: (789 − 57) − (650 −245) =
327
Calculate: 125 + 790 =
915
Calculate: 305 + 186 =
491
Calculate: 1240 − 750 =
490
Calculate: 250 × 1000 =
250000
Calculate: 560 × 1.25 =
700
Calculate: 49.5 ÷ 1.5 =
33
Calculate: 0.375 × 1000 =
375
Calculate: 54.86 ÷ 100 =
0.5486
Calculate: 2.65 × 1000 =
2650
Calculate: 560 × 2.25 =
1260
Calculate: 12.25 ÷ 1.75 =
7
Calculate: 2.072 × 100 =
207.2
Calculate: 68.86 ÷ 100 =
0.6886
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 15/75
1/5
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 21/168
1/8
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 99/4
24 3/4
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 30/405
2/27
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 36/128
9/32
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 625/875
5/7
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 221/1768
1/8
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 375/1000
3/8
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 64/72
8/9
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 124/868
1/7
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 3/4 ÷ 1/2
3/2
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 3/4 ×1/2
3/8
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 3/14 × 14/21
1/7
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 3/12 ÷ 6/12
1/2
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 7/42 ÷ 14/21
1/4
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 9/5 ÷ 81/20
4/9
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 4/24 ÷ 4/12
1/2
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 12/11 ÷ 36/22
2/3
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 3/16 ÷ 1/2
3/8
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 2/3 × 3/6
1/3
Express 0.25 as a fraction in its simplest form.
1/4
Express 62 1/2 % as a fraction in its simplest form.
5/8
Express 10% as a fraction in its simplest form.
1/10
Express 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
7/20
Express 12.5% as a fraction in its simplest form.
1/8
Express 37 1/2% as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/8
Express 0.0010 as a fraction in its simplest form.
1/1000
Express 0.015 as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/200
Express 15% as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/20
Express 0.02 as a fraction in its simplest form.
1/50
Convert 1/8 to a decimal.
0.125
Convert 35% to a decimal.
0.35
Convert 1/25 to a decimal.
0.04
Convert 18% to a decimal.
0.18
Convert 3/100 to a decimal.
0.03
Convert 0.1% to a decimal.
0.001
Convert 58% to a decimal.
0.58
Convert 7/1000 to a decimal.
0.007
Convert 27% to a decimal.
0.27
Convert 44% to a decimal.
0.44
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 0.75g = ?mg
750
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 1 microgram = ? nanograms
1000
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ? litres = 2000ml
2
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 875g = ? kg
0.875
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 0.01 microgram = ? nanograms
10
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ? g = 1750mg
1.75
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ? kg = 4250g
4.25
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ? litres = 2050ml
2.05
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ? mg = 5.05g
5050
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 3.75 mole = ? millimoles
3750
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1 in 5
20%
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1:19
5%
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1 in 100
1%
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1 in 25
4%
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1:49
50%
Which of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 8 are factors of 124?
2, 4
What are the prime factors of 42?
2, 3, 7
The prime factors of 35 are ...?
5, 7
What are the common prime factors of 15 and 75?
3 and 5 only
What are the common prime factors of 24 and 42?
2 and 3 only
Round 10.3456 to one decimal place.
10.3
Round 2.75 to one decimal place.
2.8
Round 200.2781 to one decimal place.
200.3
Round 1000.8491 to one decimal place.
1000.8
Round 123.41 to one decimal place.
123.4
Round 456.06 to one decimal place.
456.1
Round 2.7358 to one decimal place.
2.7
Round 0.9733 to one decimal place.
1.0
Round 0.374 to one decimal place.
0.4
Round 123.41 to one decimal place.
0.6
Write the following numbers in figures: twelve thousand two hundred and fifty-one.
12251
In a ward of 20 patients. 5 of them are under one year of age. What percentage of these patients is over one year old?
75%
What is two litres in millilitres?
2000
Mr Blunt was given water of 50ml per hour for 8 hours. How many millilitres in total did he receive?
400
Complete: 1.5 gram = ? milligram
1500
How many minutes are there in three and half hours?
210
Mrs Hall is ordered 48mg of phenobarbitone to be taken orally. Tablets in your medicine cabinet are 16mg tablets. How many tablets does Mrs Hall need?
3
Mr Hart should have a fluid intake of two litres. He has drunk the following: 275ml of tea twice, 300ml of coffee, 200ml of orange juice and 180ml of water. How much more fluid should Mr Hart take to reach the two litres required?
770
Miss Reeta Patel must have nil by mouth for 10 hours before her operation, which is scheduled for 8:30a.m. At what time must you start her nil by mouth? (Answer in 24-hour time format e.g 20:30.)
22:30
Mr Bumbler was given 150ml per hour for 6 1/3 hours. How many ml in total did he receive?
950
New questions to be added
Calculate: 1600 + 750
2350
Calculate: 150 + 36 =
186
Calculate: 1441 – 1326 =
115
Calculate: 2750 – 527 =
2223
Calculate: 1500 + 35 – 16 =
1519
Calculate: (129 – 42 + 95) – (79 + 13) =
90
Calculate: (68 + 35) – (21 – 17) =
99
Calculate: 321 + 169 – 27 =
463
Calculate: 29 + 714 – 592 =
151
Calculate: (820 – 123) + (550 – 218) =
1029
Calculate: 279 x 1000
279,000
Calculate: 320 x 2.75 =
880
Calculate: 275 ÷ 25 =
11
Calculate: 27.5 ÷ 2.5 =
11
Calculate: 1043 ÷ 7 =
149
Calculate: 0.321 × 1000 =
321
Calculate: 0.079 × 1000 =
79
Calculate: 9.214 × 100 =
921.4
Calculate: 342.8 ÷ 10 =
34.28
Calculate: 72.98 ÷ 100 =
0.7298
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 5/20
1/4
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 50/100
1/2
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 50/150
1/3
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 49/105
7/15
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 125/450
5/18
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 34/136
1/4
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 275/1000
11/40
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 52/6
8 2/3
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 132/5
26 2/5
Write this fraction in its simplest form: 29/9
3 2/9
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 25/125 x 10/1
2
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 1/4 x 8/15
2/15
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 4/5 x 5/1
4
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 1/2 ÷ 2/3
3/4
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 6/7 x 14/60
1/15
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 13/30 ÷ 26/90
3/2 or 1 1/2
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 2/3 ÷ 6/5
5/9
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 25/125 ÷ 10/1
1/50
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 5/9 ÷ 36/15
25/108
Solve this calculation, leaving your answer as an improper fraction in its lowest terms: 3/5 x 1/5
3/25
Express 0.75 as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/4
Express 0.375 as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/8
Express 20% as a fraction in its simplest form.
1/5
Express 0.05 as a fraction in its simplest form.
1/20
Express 75% as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/4
Express 1.5% as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/200
Express 0.02 as a fraction in its simplest form.
1/50
Express 15% as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/20
Express 12% as a fraction in its simplest form.
3/25
Express 0.525 as a fraction in its simplest form.
21/40
Convert 1/5 to a decimal.
0.2
Convert 10% to a decimal.
0.1
Convert 1/8 to a decimal.
0.125
Convert 35% to a decimal.
0.35
Convert 5/10 to a decimal.
0.5
Convert 41% to a decimal.
0.41
Convert 25/100 to a decimal.
0.25
Convert 1/20 to a decimal.
0.05
Convert 9% to a decimal.
0.09
Convert 20% to a decimal.
0.2
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 0.75g = ?mg
750mg
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 10mg = ?micrograms
10 000mcg
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 320ml = ?litres
0.32l
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 725g = ?kg
0.725kg
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 20 microgram = ? nanogram
20 000ng
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ?gram = 2500mg
2.5g
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ?kg = 1500g
1.5kg
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ?litres = 2100ml
2.1l
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: ?mg= 75g
75 000mg
Find the equivalent metric measure for the following: 1.5 mole = ?millimole
1500 millimole
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1 in 10
10%
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1:49
2%
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1 in 20
5%
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1 in 50
2%
Convert this ratio to a percentage: 1:24
4%
Which of the numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 are factors of 128?
2
What are the prime factors of 65?
5 and 13
The prime factors of 15 are...?
3 and 5
What is the common prime factor of 25 and 35?
5
What is the common prime factor of 69 and 48?
3
Round the following to one decimal place: 39.1367
39.1
Round the following to one decimal place: 1.86
1.9
Round the following to one decimal place: 600.652
600.7
Round the following to one decimal place: 2000.29
2000.3
Round the following to one decimal place: 43.36
43.4
Round the following to one decimal place: 725.08
725.1
Round the following to one decimal place: 4.92
4.9
Round the following to one decimal place: 0.7216
0.7
Round the following to one decimal place: 0.1952
0.2
Round the following to one decimal place: 0.15
0.2
Write the following number in figures: two thousand, three hundred and sixty-four.
2364
How much is 20% of 600g?
120g
What is two litres in millilitres?
2000ml
In a ward of 20 patients, four of them are under two years of age. What percentage of these patients is over two years old?
80%
Complete: 25 gram = ? milligram
25 000mg
How many minutes are there in two and a quarter hours?
135 minutes
Mr Blake is ordered 20mg of phenobarbitone to be taken orally. Tablets in your medicine cabinet are 10mg tablets. How many tablets does Mr Blake need?
2 tablets
Mrs Bush should have a fluid intake of two and a half litres. She has drunk the following: 500ml of coffee twice, 250ml of tea, 200ml of orange juice and 500ml of water. How much more fluid should Mrs Bush take to reach the two and a half litres required?
550ml
Miss Rebecca Grant must have nil by mouth for 8 hours before her operation, which is scheduled for 7 a.m. At what time must you start her nil by mouth? (Answer in 24-hour time format.)
2300hrs
Mr Hume was given 50ml of water per hour for 8 hours. How many millilitres in total did he receive?
400ml