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?

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?

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)

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

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?

Identify the simplest form:

20:15

Identify the simplest form:

10:5

Identify the simplest form:

4:6

Identify the simplest form:

8:32

Mathematical Equivalence

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