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Chapter 3 1. The client is weighed and measured. He is 6 feet tall. Convert his height to inches. 1. 82 inches 2. 70 inches 3. 60 inches 4. 72 inches Answer: 4 Rationale: There are 12 inches per 1 foot. 2. The client is having a seizure that lasts for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Convert this to seconds. 1. 60 seconds 2. 90 seconds 3. 120 seconds 4. 150 seconds Answer: 2 Rationale: 1 minute per 60 seconds + 30 seconds = 90 seconds. 3. The client walks up and down the hall three times. The hall is 30 yards long, and 1 yard = 3 feet. How many feet did the client walk? 1. 90 feet 2. 180 feet 3. 270 feet 4. 360 feet Answer: 3 Rationale: The client walked 30 yards 3 times or 30 × 3 = 90 yards. There are 3 feet in a yard. 4. The client drinks 48 ounces of water during the shift. How many quarts did the client drink? 1. 1 2. 1.5 3. 2 4. 3 Answer: 2 Rationale: There are 32 ounces per quart. 5. An infant weighs 144 ounces. Convert this weight to pounds. ______ pounds Answer: 9 Rationale: 1 pound per 16 ounces. 6. Convert 1800 inches to yards. There are 3 feet in 1 yard. 1. 60 yards 2. 500 yards 3. 1.5 yards 4. 50 yards Answer: 4 Rationale: 12 inches per foot; 3 feet per 1 yard. 7. Convert four days to minutes. 1. 14,400 minutes 2. 5760 minutes 3. 345,600 minutes 4. 96 minutes Answer: 2 Rationale: 24 hours per day; 60 minutes per hour. 8. Convert 2 1/4 days to an equivalent amount in minutes. 1. 2880 minutes 2. 3120 minutes 3. 3240 minutes 4. 3360 minutes Answer: 3 Rationale: 24 hours per day; 60 minutes per hour. 9. Convert 3000 seconds to an equivalent amount in hours. 1. 1 1/4 hours 2. 0.83 hours 3. 50 hours 4. 2.1 hours Answer: 2 Rationale: 60 seconds per minute; 60 minutes per hour. 10. Convert 4800 minutes to an equivalent amount in days. 1. 3 1/3 days 2. 21 days 3. 200 days 4. 1/2 day Answer: 1 Rationale: 60 minutes per hour; 24 hours per day. 11. Convert 18 inches per second to an equivalent rate in feet per second. 1. 1.5 feet per second 2. 0.66 feet per second 3. 216 feet per second 4. 3.0 feet per second Answer: 1 Rationale: 12 inches per foot. 12. Convert 0.25 feet/second inches/foot to an equivalent rate in feet per minute. 1. 240 feet per minute 2. 0.004 feet per minute 3. 0.4 feet per minute 4. 15 feet per minute Answer: 4 Rationale: 60 seconds per minute. 13. Convert 8 ounces per day to an equivalent rate in pounds per day. 1. 1/4 pound per day 2. 1/2 pound per day 3. 128 pounds per day 4. 2 pounds per day Answer: 2 Rationale: 16 ounces per 1 pound. 14. Convert 0.75 pounds per minute to an equivalent rate in pounds per hour. 1. 12 pounds per hour 2. 45 pounds per hour 3. 80 pounds per hour 4. 0.0125 pounds per hour Answer: 2 Rationale: 60 minutes per 1 hour. 15. Convert 10 miles per hour to miles per minute 1. 600 miles per minute 2. 0.17 miles per minute 3. 88 miles per minute 4. 1.46 miles per minute Answer: 2 Rationale: 60 minutes per 1 hour. 16. Convert 0.5 inches per second to an equivalent rate in feet per minute. 1. 0.25 feet per minute 2. 2.5 feet per minute 3. 0.1 feet per minute 4. 360 feet per minute Answer: 2 Rationale: 12 inches per 1 foot; 60 seconds per 1 minute. 17. Convert 3 feet per day to an equivalent rate in inches per hour. 1. 15 inches per hour 2. 0.114 inches per hour 3. 1.5 inches per hour 4. 13 inches per hour Answer: 3 Rationale: 12 inches per foot; 24 hours per day. 18. Convert 1.5 ounces per minute to an equivalent rate in pounds per hour. 1. 1440 pounds per hour 2. 0.4 pounds per hour 3. 5.625 pounds per hour 4. 56.26 pounds per hour Answer: 3 Rationale: 16 ounces per 1 pound; 60 minutes per 1 hour. 19. Convert 2.5 feet per hour to an equivalent rate in inches per minute. 1. 12.5 inches per minute 2. 0.5 inches per minute 3. 0.0035 inches per minute 4. 1800 inches per minute Answer: 2 Rationale: 12 inches per 1 foot; 60 minutes per 1 hour. 20. Convert 480 inches per second to feet per minute. 1. 96 feet per minute 2. 0.67 feet per minute 3. 345,600 feet per minute 4. 2400 feet per minute Answer: 4 Rationale: 12 inches per 1 foot, 60 seconds per 1 minute. Test Bank for Dosage Calculations: A Multi-Method Approach Anthony Patrick Giangrasso, Dolores M. Shrimpton 9780132158626
