Basic Pharmacy Calculations
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Objective
I can use multiplication and division to solve simple pharmacy calculation problems.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
Explain what a ratio is and give an example of how it is used in pharmacy, according to the video.
What does it mean for two ratios to be in proportion? Explain using an example different from the one in the video.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“How many milligrams of a drug are in 30 mL of a solution if there are 60 milligrams of the drug in 120 mL of solution? Show your work. If a cream contains 5 grams of medication in 100 grams of cream, how many grams of medication are in 25 grams of the cream? Show your work. ”
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