SOLUTION: 1.While in Canada, you rent a car and discover that the speed limit on the highway is 90 km/hr. What is the equivalent value in mi/hr? (Round to nearest whole number.) b. Multi

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Question 1118132: 1.While in Canada, you rent a car and discover that the speed limit on the highway is 90
km/hr. What is the equivalent value in mi/hr? (Round to nearest whole number.)
b. Multiple choice. What is the most likely mistake made by the nurse who wrote on the chart?
a. The nurse meant the units to be ounces.
b. The nurse added an extra 0, and the chart was supposed to read 60 kg.
c. The nurse meant the units to be grams.
d. There’s no mistake. 600 kg is the correct weight for the sick grandmother.
Part 2 – A vacation with a trip to the hospital!
2. First let’s go on a trip! You come into some money and decide to go to Canada where
the exchange rate is 1.04 Canadian dollars to 1 US dollar. You have $1000 US to take
with you. What is the equivalent value in Canadian dollars? (Round to whole Canadian
Dollar.)
3. While in Canada, you rent a car and discover that the speed limit on the highway is 90 km/hr. What is the equivalent value in mi/hr? (Round to nearest whole number.)
4. Oh no! You wake up with a fever! All you can find at the store is Aspirin, and the bottle says to take 500 mg. The bottle also says each tablet has 125 mg in each tablet. How many tablets should you take?

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1.  While in Canada, you rent a car and discover that the speed limit on the highway is 90
    km/hr. What is the equivalent value in mi/hr? (Round to nearest whole number.)

      90%2F1.609 = 55.9353 mi/h.  


2.  Multiple choice. What is the most likely mistake made by the nurse who wrote on the chart?

a.  The nurse meant the units to be ounces.

b.  The nurse added an extra 0, and the chart was supposed to read 60 kg.   <<<---=== this and only this . . . 

c.  The nurse meant the units to be grams.

d.  There’s no mistake. 600 kg is the correct weight for the sick grandmother.



Part 2 – A vacation with a trip to the hospital!


3.  First let’s go on a trip! You come into some money and decide to go to Canada where
    the exchange rate is 1.04 Canadian dollars to 1 US dollar. You have $1000 US to take
    with you. What is the equivalent value in Canadian dollars? (Round to whole Canadian Dollar.)

       It is simple and easy:  1040 Canadian dollars.


3.  While in Canada, you rent a car and discover that the speed limit on the highway is 90 km/hr. 
    What is the equivalent value in mi/hr? (Round to nearest whole number.)

                 Just answered in n.1 above.


4.  Oh no! You wake up with a fever! All you can find at the store is Aspirin, and the bottle says to take 500 mg. 
    The bottle also says each tablet has 125 mg in each tablet. How many tablets should you take?

             You should be EXTREMELY CAREFUL with the medicine . . .

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