Chapter 1 pg 1-39

4. Creating a common ________ requires transforming each fraction by multiplying it by a form of 1 that represents one entire "pie"
6. It is important to recognize,however, that rounding will affect the ______ to which a medication can be measured.
8. When partial doses such as 1/2 tablet or 3/4 teaspoonful are prescribed, it may become necessary to multiply _______ as part of the calculations needed to determine the amount of medication to dispense.
10. Just as a pie can be divided into parts, so can a ________ a common procedure for both pharmacist and patient.

1. To prevent _______ in interpretation, a line is drawn above the symbol, with the dot above the line.
2. ________ zero are used to prevent errors with numbers that are less than 1
3. The _______ drug label states that she is to give 3/4 of a teaspoon to her daughter.
5. A ______ zero should only be used when indicating accuracy or significant figures.
7. An understanding of decimals is ______ to pharmacy calculations because most medication orders are written in metric, which use decimals.
9. Standard time, also known as ________ time, uses the designations of "a.m" and "p.m"