Exam 6: Converting Units

A _____ is made of two quantities that are equal to each other but expressed in different units.

Write a conversion factor for converting tablespoons to ounces using proportions and ratios: _______________. (Use appropriate abbreviations.)

Which is the correct equation for converting 6 fl oz to cups?

The fractional equation for converting 12 tbsp to milliliters is _______________.

Which is the correct conversion factor for grams to ounces?

A physician prescribes 75 mcg/hour Duragesic transdermal patches for a cancer patient who is in chronic pain. Each patch delivers 75 mcg of pain medication per hour for 72 hours. At the end of each 72 hours, the patient has received _______________ of pain medication.

A conversion factor expressed as a ratio for converting teaspoons to milliliters is _______________.

How many fluid ounces are in 15 tbsp?

A conversion factor is a fraction or ratio made of two quantities that are _____________ to each other but expressed in different units.

At his wellness checkup, Jacob was told that as a healthy male adult, he should drink about 3 liters of fluid every day. Jacob asked how many cups of fluid that would be, and the physician replied that he should drink _______________ of fluid per day.

A conversion factor used for converting cups to milliliters is

A bottle of cough medicine contains 148 mL. If each dose consists of 2 teaspoons, the bottle contains _______________ of medication.

Write a conversion factor for converting milliliters to quarts using proportions and fractions: _______________. (Use appropriate abbreviations.)

To convert 45 mL to fluid ounces using ratios, you would write the equation as _______________.

Write a conversion factor for converting milliliters to cups using proportions and ratios: _______________. (Use appropriate abbreviations.)

Write a conversion factor for converting pints to milliliters using proportions and ratios: _______________. (Use appropriate abbreviations.)

In a proportion set up as fractions, you would _____ and solve for the unknown.

An infant weighs 7 lb, 8 oz at birth. In her first week, she gains 150 grams, and in her second week, she gains another 190 grams. At the end of the 2 weeks, she weighs _______________. (State the answer to the nearest ounce.)

Adam has an order for 1.5 oz of Maalox . The measuring device is calibrated in milliliters. He calculates the dose at 22.5 mL. If this is the wrong dose, what error did Adam make?

When writing a conversion factor as a fraction, the quantity of units you are converting from goes in the _______________ of the conversion factor.