The nurse is teaching a novice nurse how to calculate medications by changing fractions into percentages. How can the percentage designated by any fraction be determined?
A) Divide the denominator by the numerator.
B) Divide the numerator by the denominator.
C) Multiply the denominator by the numerator.
D) Multiply the numerator by the denominator.
B
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The nurse can also determine the percentage designated by any fraction by dividing the numerator by the denominator. ¾ = 3 divided by 4 = 75%
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