CH16 Medical Math - Ratios & Proportions

Last month at Eastridge Hospital, 32 infants were born. Of these 32 deliveries, doctors performed 8 Caesarean sections (surgical removal of a baby). What is the ratio of Caesarean sections to normal deliveries expressed in lowest terms?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

On his flight last week, Jamal sat next to a woman who was coughing and sneezing throughout the entire trip. There were 8 people seated in direct contact with the sick woman. Jamal and two other people became sick a few days later. Of the people exposed to the germs, what was the ratio of those who became sick to those who did not?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

On his flight last week, Jamal sat next to a woman who was coughing and sneezing throughout the entire trip. There were 8 people seated in direct contact with the sick woman. Jamal and two other people became sick a few days later. Of the people exposed to the germs, what percentage of people exposed became sick? (round to the nearest tenth)

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The Eastridge Hospital Emergency Department reported that 1 out of 6 patients arriving on the second Saturday in December had the flu. If 78 people were admitted, how many of these patients had the flu? round to the nearest whole number

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

If the ratio of patients on a hospital floor needing special meals is 1:15, and there are 64 patients on the floor, how many special meals are needed?

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Identify the simplest form:

20:15

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Identify the simplest form:

10:5

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Identify the simplest form:

4:6

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Identify the simplest form:

8:32

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Mathematical Equivalence

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2D

CCSS.8.NS.A.1