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78 Math 135 Allied Health Math Supplement

Appendix A — Conversion Units


Below are all the conversions you need to memorize for this course.

Weight

1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams (g) = 2.2 pounds (lb)

1 gram (g) = 1,000 milligrams (mg) = 15 grains (gr)

1 milligram (mg) = 1,000 micrograms (mcg or µg)

1 grain (gr) = 60 milligrams (mg)

1 pound (lb) = 0.45 kilograms (kg)

Volume

1 liter (L) = 1,000 milliliters (mL) = 1,000 cubic centimeters (cc)

1 milliliter (mL) = 1 cubic centimeter (cc) = 15 or 16 drops (gtt)

1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)

1 pint (pt) = 2 cups = 16 ounces (oz)

1 glass or cup = 8 ounces (oz)

1 ounce (oz) = 2 tablespoons (T) = 8 drams (dr)

1 tablespoon (T) = 3 teaspoons (t)

1 teaspoon (t) = 1 dram (dr) = 60 drops (gtt)

1 dram (dr) = 60 minims

1 minim = 1 drop (gtt)

1 teaspoon (t) = 4 or 5 milliliters (mL)

1 ounce (oz) = 30 milliliters (mL)


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Appendix B — Conversion Units Worksheet


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Convert the following units:


1 lb = _____ kg 1 oz = _____ dr 1 qt = _____ pt
1 g = _____ gr 1 t = _____ dr 1 t = _____ gtt
1 mg = _____ mcg 1 kg = _____ g 1 gr = _____ mg
1 kg = _____ lb 1 kg = _____ lb 1 g = _____ mg
1 mL = _____ cc 1 g = _____ gr 1 mg = _____ µg
1 dr = _____ minim 1 mg = _____ µg 1 t = _____ dr
1 oz = _____ T 1 oz = _____ T 1 mg = _____ mcg
1 kg = _____ g 1 lb = _____ kg 1 gr = _____ mg
1 mL = _____ gtt 1 oz = _____ mL 1 kg = _____ g
1 qt = _____ pt 1 t = _____ gtt 1 g = _____ gr
1 g = _____ gr 1 gtt = _____ minim 1 kg = _____ lb
1 gr = _____ mg 1 g = _____ mg 1 L = _____ mL
1 lb = _____ kg 1 dr = _____ minim 1 glass = _____ oz
1 g = _____ mg 1 t = _____ mL 1 oz = _____ T
1 L = _____ mL 1 t = _____ gtt 1 dr = _____ minim
1 t = _____ gtt 1 dr = _____ minim 1 mL = _____ cc
1 g = _____ mg 1 t = _____ mL 1 oz = _____ mL
1 dr = _____ minim 1 qt = _____ pt 1 t = _____ mL
1 kg = _____ lb 1 mg = _____ mcg 1 gtt = _____ minim
1 T = _____ t 1 T = _____ t 1 lb = _____ kg
1 mg = _____ µg 1 g = _____ gr 1 kg = _____ lb
1 t = _____ mL 1 mL = _____ cc 1 g = _____ gr
1 minim = _____ gtt 1 g = _____ mg 1 t = _____ gtt
1 oz = _____ dr 1 glass = _____ oz 1 g = _____ mg
1 glass = _____ oz 1 gr = _____ mg 1 pt = _____ oz
1 oz = _____ mL 1 lb = _____ kg 1 mL = _____ gtt
1 t = _____ gtt 1 gr = _____ mg 1 lb = _____ kg
1 pt = _____ oz 1 L = _____ mL 1 dr = _____ minim
1 gtt = _____ minim 1 pt = _____ oz 1 t = _____ mL
1 gr = _____ mg 1 mL = _____ gtt 1 oz = _____ dr
1 oz = _____ mL 1 kg = _____ lb 1 T = _____ t
1 t = _____ dr 1 oz = _____ mL 1 oz = _____ mL
1 t = _____ mL 1 minim = _____ gtt 1 minim = _____ gtt
80 Math 135 Allied Health Math Supplement

Appendix B — Conversion Worksheet Answers


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1 lb = 0.45 kg 1 oz = 8 dr 1 qt = 2 pt
1 g = 15 gr 1 t = 1 dr 1 t = 60 gtt
1 mg = 1,000 mcg 1 kg = 1,000 g 1 gr = 60 mg
1 kg = 2.2 lb 1 kg = 2.2 lb 1 g = 1,000 mg
1 mL = 1 cc 1 gr = 60 mg 1 mg = 1,000 µg
1 dr = 60 minim 1 g = 15 gr 1 t = 1 dr
1 oz = 2 T 1 mg = 1,000 µg 1 gr = 60 mg
1 kg = 1,000 g 1 oz = 2 T 1 kg = 1,000 g
1 mL = 15 or 16 gtt 1 lb = 0.45 kg 1 g = 15 gr
1 qt = 2 pt 1 oz = 30 mL 1 kg = 2.2 lb
1 g = 15 gr 1 t = 60 gtt 1 L = 1,000 mL
1 gr = 60 mg 1 gtt = 1 minim 1 glass = 8 oz
1 lb = 0.45 kg 1 g = 1,000 mg 1 oz = 2 T
1 g = 1,000 mg 1 dr = 60 minim 1 dr = 60 minim
1 L = 1,000 mL 1 t = 4 or 5 mL 1 mg = 1,000 mcg
1 t = 60 gtt 1 t = 60 gtt 1 mL = 1 cc
1 g = 1,000 mg 1 dr = 60 minim 1 oz = 30 mL
1 dr = 60 minim 1 t = 4 or 5 mL 1 t = 4 or 5 mL
1 kg = 2.2 lb 1 qt = 2 pt 1 gtt = 1 minim
1 T = 3 t 1 mg = 1,000 mcg 1 lb = 0.45 kg
1 mg = 1,000 µg 1 T = 3 t 1 kg = 2.2 lb
1 t = 4 or 5 mL 1 g = 15 gr 1 g = 15 gr
1 minim = 1 gtt 1 mL = 1 cc 1 t = 60 gtt
1 oz = 8 dr 1 glass = 8 oz 1 g = 1,000 mg
1 glass = 8 oz 1 gr = 60 mg 1 pt = 16 oz
1 oz = 30 mL 1 lb = 0.45 kg 1 mL = 15 or 16 gtt
1 t = 60 gtt 1 L = 1,000 mL 1 lb = 0.45 kg
1 pt = 16 oz 1 pt = 16 oz 1 dr = 60 minim
1 gtt = 1 minim 1 mL = 15 or 16 gtt 1 t = 4 or 5 mL
1 gr = 60 mg 1 kg = 2.2 lb 1 oz = 8 dr
1 oz = 30 mL 1 oz = 30 mL 1 T = 3 t
1 t = 1 dr 1 minim = 1 gtt 1 oz = 30 mL
1 t = 4 or 5 mL 1 g = 1,000 mg 1 minim = 1 gtt

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