Ratio And Proportion Aptitude Questions With Answers

15 Questions | By Catherinehalcomb | Updated: May 10, 2022 | Attempts: 53

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Ratio And Proportion Aptitude Questions With Answers - Quiz

Are you preparing for the competitive exams and looking for aptitude questions with answers on ration and proportion? If so, you've reached the exact place. A ratio is represented in the fraction form of a and b, written as a/b, and b does not equal 0. A proportion is a set of two equal ratios. The below quiz consists of some of the toughest questions from ratio and proportion. Check it out and assess your mathematics skills.

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1.

A nurse is to give a patient Decadron 3 mg po now. The nurse has 0.75 mg tablets on hand. How many tablets will they give the patient?
- A.
  
  1 tablet
- B.
  
  2 tablets
- C.
  
  3 tablets
- D.
  
  4 tablets
2.

Administer of gentamicin 65 mg IM stat to a patient. You have gentamicin 80 mg/2 mL. How many milliliters will you give the patient?
- A.
  
  1.6 mL
- B.
  
  1. 8 mL
- C.
  
  0.75 mL
- D.
  
  1.3 mL
3.

A patient is to receive 7500 units sub-q of heparin. You have heparin 20,000 units/mL. How many milliliters will you administer to the patient? (round off to the nearest tenth).
- A.
  
  0.5 mL
- B.
  
  0.47 mL
- C.
  
  0.4 mL
- D.
  
  0.3 mL
4.

You have Dilantin 250 mg/5 mL suspension for injection. Prepare a dosage of 0.1 g.
- A.
  
  1 mL
- B.
  
  2 mL
- C.
  
  3 mL
- D.
  
  4 mL
5.

A patient is to receive thioridazine 75 mg po TID. The medication is available in 30 mg/mL. How many milliliters will you administer?
- A.
  
  3 mL
- B.
  
  2.287 mL
- C.
  
  2.5 mL
- D.
  
  2 mL
6.

Administer Depo-Provera 0.8 g to a patient. You have on hand Depo-Provera 400 mg/mL. How many milliliters will you give? (round to the nearest tenth)
- A.
  
  0.8 mL
- B.
  
  1 mL
- C.
  
  1.2 mL
- D.
  
  2 mL
7.

You have atropine sulfate in stock at 0.1 mg/mL. Give a patient 150 mcg. How many milliliters will you administer? (round off to the nearest tenth)
- A.
  
  1 mL
- B.
  
  1.5 mL
- C.
  
  2 mL
- D.
  
  2.5 mL
8.

A patient requests medication for their pain. You have an order for meperidine 75 mg IM q 4 hrs prn pain. You have 100 mg/mL in stock. How many milliliters will you administer? (round off to the nearest tenth)
- A.
  
  0.5 mL
- B.
  
  0.75 mL
- C.
  
  0.8 mL
- D.
  
  1 mL
9.

You are working on a pediatric ward. A patient is to receive 400 mg of amoxicillin suspension po BID. You have 250 mg/5 mL in stock. How many milliliters will you administer?
- A.
  
  4 mL
- B.
  
  5 mL
- C.
  
  8 mL
- D.
  
  10 mL
10.

Administer a loading dose of digoxin 500 mcg to a patient. You have digoxin 0.25 mg tablets in stock. How many tablets will you give the patient?
- A.
  
  1 tablet
- B.
  
  1.5 tablets
- C.
  
  2 tablets
- D.
  
  3 tablets
11.

How many milliliters are needed? Dosage ordered cyanocobalamine 800 mcg. Stock medication is cyanocobalamine 1 mg/mL
- A.
  
  0.5 mL
- B.
  
  0.8 mL
- C.
  
  1 mL
- D.
  
  2 mL
12.

A true proportion contains two ratios that are equal.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

It's okay to write measurement units anywhere in a proportion problem.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Make a 50 mL of a 5% Cocaine solution. How many grams of cocaine will you need?
- A.
  
  1 gram
- B.
  
  2.5 grams
- C.
  
  3 grams
- D.
  
  5 grams
15.

How many grams of sodium chloride are in 500 mL of a 0.9% solution? (round off to the nearest hundredth)
- A.
  
  9 grams
- B.
  
  0.9 grams
- C.
  
  0.45 grams
- D.
  
  4.5 grams