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Apothecary Pre-Test

Use your calculator to solve the following problems. Then click the KEY link to see the answers. Apothecary facts are provided below for your convenience.

1 ounce (oz)  =  480 grains (gr)
1 ounce (oz)  =  8 drams (dr)
1 dram (dr)  =  60 grains (gr)
1 quart (qt)  =  2 pints (pt)
1 pint (pt)  =  16 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 fluid ounce (fl oz)  =  8 fluid drams (fl dr)
1 fluid dram (fl dr)  =  60 minims (drops) (gtts)


NOTE: Scroll down to see answer key.

1) Convert 17 ounces to grains. ____________ key

2) Convert 340 gtts to fl dr. ___________ key

3) 18 drams = __________ ounces. key

4) 23.5 fl oz = __________ fl dr. key

5) 16 drams equals how many grains? _____________ key

6) 3/4 pts = ___________ fl oz. key

7) 7.35 quarts = ___________ pints. key

8) 180 drops = ___________ fl dr. key

9) 75 drams is how many ounces? ___________ key

10) 0.5 quarts = ___________ fl oz. key

11) 30 gr = ____________ oz. key

12) 0.35 fl oz = _____________ minims. key

13) 0.16 ounces = ___________ drams. key

14) 1 pint = ____________ quarts. key

15) 960 gr = ____________ oz. key

Key:

1) 8,160 grains

2) 5.67 fluid drams

3) 2.25 ounces

4) 188 fluid drams

5) 960 grains

6) 12 fluid ounces

7) 14.7 pints

8) 3 fluid drams

9) 9.376 ounces

10) 16 fluid ounces
hint: quarts ---> pints ---> fluid ounces

11) 0.0625 ounces
hint: grains ---> drams ---> ounces

12) 168 minims
hint: fluid ounces ---> fluid drams ---> minims

13) 1.28 drams

14) 0.5 quarts

15) 2 ounces