GRCC HEALTH EDUCATION LEARNING LAB

FRACTION CONVERSIONS

(Answers listed below)

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1.  Reduce to lowest terms:             6/4=                8/6=                9/6=

 

2. Change to improper fractions:    2 1/2=              3 1/3=            2 1/4=

 

3. Change to common denominator:  to twelfths:              1/2=                  1/4=

                                                                to fifteenths:           2/3=                  3/5=

                                                                to tenths:                 1/2=                  3/5=

 

4. Add fractions:  3/8 + 6/16=          1/4 + 2/4=

                              1/3 + 2/4=             3/4 + 5/8=

 

5. Subtract fractions:  2/3 - 1/9=                              3/4 - 1/4=

                                      1/4 - 1/12=                            7/15 - 1/5=

 

6. Multiply fractions:  2/3 x 1/2=                               1/2 x 1/4=

                                    3/4 x 1/2=                               5/6 x 1/4=

 

7. Divide fractions:  2/3 divided by 1/2=

                                   1/2 divided by 1/4=

                                   3/4 divided by 1/2= 

 

8. Change decimals to fractions:    0.5=                0.05=               0.01=             0.005=

 

9. Change fractions to decimals:    5/6=                4/5=                2/3=                3/10=

 

10. Have 250 mg tabs:                     Need 1000 mg,                     Need 500 mg,

                                                            Need 750mg

 

11.Metric System Conversions:

   2.5 Gm=   _____mg               1 GM =    ______mg

   50 mg=     _____Gm              500 mg= ______Gm

   0.01 Kg=  _____Gm              0.5 Gm=  ______mg

   5 cc=         _____ml                500 cc=   ______L

   24 ml=      _____L                  240 cc=   ______ml

   0.75 Gm= _____mg               1.5 Gm=  ______mg

   250 cc=_  _____L                  4 L =        ______cc

   500 mg=   _____Gm              0.5 L=      ______cc

   30 ml=      _____cc                400 mg= ______Gm

   5 ml=         _____L                  4 Gm=     ______mg

 

ANSWERS

 

 

1.  Reduce to lowest terms:             6/4= 1 1/2       8/6= 1 1/3       9/6= 1 1/2

 

2. Change to improper fractions:    2 1/2=  5/2      3 1/3= 10/3  2 1/4= 9/4

 

3. Change to common denominator:  to twelfths:              1/2= 6/12         1/4= 3/12

                                                                    to fifteenths:        2/3= 10/15       3/5= 9/15

                                                                    to tenths:             1/2= 5/10         3/5= 6/10

 

4. Add fractions:  3/8 + 6/16= 12/16= 3/4              1/4 + 2/4= 3/4

                              1/3 + 2/4= 10/12= 5/6                 3/4 + 5/8= 11/8 = 1 3/8

 

5. Subtract fractions:  2/3 - 1/9= 5/9                                                3/4 - 1/4=2/4 = 1/2

                                      1/4 - 1/12= 2/12 = 1/6        7/15 - 1/5= 4/15

 

6. Multiply fractions:  2/3 x 1/2= 2/6 = 1/3                                       1/2 x 1/4= 1/8

                                    3/4 x 1/2= 3/8                                                 5/6 x 1/4= 5/24

 

7. Divide fractions:  2/3 divided by 1/2= 4/3 = 1 1/3

                                   1/2 divided by 1/4= 4/2 = 2

                                   3/4 divided by 1/2= 6/4 = 1 1/2

 

8. Change decimals to fractions:    0.5= 1/2          0.05= 1/20     0.01= 1/100    0.005=5/1000 = 1/200

 

9. Change fractions to decimals:    5/6= 0.8          4/5= 0.8          2/3= 0.6           3/10= 0.3

 

10. Have 250 mg tabs:                     Need 1000 mg, 4 Tabs        Need 500 mg, 2 Tabs

                                                            Need 750mg 3 Tabs

 

11.Metric System Conversions:

   2.5 Gm=      2,500 mg              1 GM =     1000 mg

   50 mg=        0.05 Gm               500 mg=   0.5 Gm

   0.01 Kg=     10 Gm                  0.5 Gm=   500 mg

   5 cc=            5 ml                       500 cc=    0.5 L

   24 ml=         .024 L                   240 cc=    240 ml

   0.75 Gm=    750 mg                 1.5 Gm=   1,500 mg

   250 cc=_     0.25 L                   4 L =         4,000 cc

   500 mg=      0.5 Gm                 0.5 L=       500 cc

   30 ml=         30 cc                     400 mg=   0.4 Gm

   5 ml=            0.005 L                 4 Gm=      4,000 mg

 

 

 

 

 


Updated on 07-OCT-02
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