Math: Numbers and Operations Flashcards
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What is the value of 3/4 + 2/3?
Answer: 17/12
Convert to a common denominator of 12: 9/12 + 8/12 = 17/12.
A nurse needs to give a patient 0.75 mg of a medication. How many milligrams is this as a fraction?
Answer: 3/4
0.75 = 75/100, which simplifies to 3/4.
What is 15% of 240?
Answer: 36
15% of 240 = 0.15 × 240 = 36.
Simplify: 18 ÷ 2 + 3 × 4 − 1
Answer: 20
Following PEMDAS: 18 ÷ 2 = 9, 3 × 4 = 12, then 9 + 12 − 1 = 20.
A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you need 9 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour are required?
Answer: 6
Set up the proportion 2/3 = x/9; cross-multiplying gives x = 6.
What is |−18| + |7|?
Answer: 25
The absolute value of −18 is 18, and |7| = 7; 18 + 7 = 25.
Which of the following is equivalent to 5²?
Answer: 25
5² means 5 × 5 = 25.