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Decimals and percents are crucial for medical assistants in various tasks, such as calculating medication dosages and interpreting lab results. For example, when adjusting dosages based on a patient's weight, decimals ensure precision in calculations. Additionally, understanding percentages is essential when determining changes in vital signs or lab values, such as calculating the percentage of a patient's weight loss or interpreting blood test results. Accurate use of decimals and percents helps maintain patient safety and effective treatment plans.
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What do people use more fractions or decimals or percents?
No records worldwide, but fractions are mostly used for thirds, halves and quarters and "one in a million", whereas percents are used for most other numbers where percentage is between 1 and 99 (Note football demands 110% from its players!)
How are percents used in daily math?
Percents are used to calculate tax on EVERY store purchase,and to calculate discounts on every "special" or "bargain".If you can't calculate percents, you can't catch mistakes or avoid being cheated.
How is fractions and decimals used in occupations?
decimals are used for prices like $2.95 fractions can be used for data
What Relating percents ratios and decimals?
Percentages are a way of expressing a part-to-whole relationship, often represented as a ratio or fraction out of 100. Ratios, on the other hand, compare two or more quantities, often expressed in the form of a fraction or ratio. Decimals are a way of representing fractions or ratios using a base-10 numbering system. All three - percents, ratios, and decimals - can be used interchangeably when expressing mathematical relationships or values. For example, a ratio of 2:5 can be expressed as a percentage of 40%, and as a decimal of 0.4.
How are decimals used for everyday situations?
When you are shopping or rounding decimals to the nearest price!
