UCAT Quantitative Reasoning

Question 1

A patient is prescribed 0.5 mg of a drug per kg of body weight. If the patient weighs 80 kg, what is the total dose required?

Accepted Answer

40 mg

Answer

35 mg

Answer

45 mg

Answer

50 mg

Question 2

A clinic sees 240 patients in a 6-day work week. If the number of patients seen each day increases by 10%, how many patients will be seen per day after the increase?

Accepted Answer

44

Answer

40

Answer

46

Answer

48

Question 3

A solution contains 250 mL of saline at a concentration of 0.9%. How many grams of salt are in the solution?

Accepted Answer

2.25 g

Answer

1.8 g

Answer

2.0 g

Answer

2.5 g

Question 4

A hospital pharmacy fills 15 prescriptions per hour. At this rate, how many prescriptions will be filled in a 7.5-hour shift?

Accepted Answer

112.5

Answer

100

Answer

105

Answer

120

Question 5

A clinical trial has 3 phases. Phase 1 has 20 participants, Phase 2 has 5 times as many, and Phase 3 has twice as many as Phase 2. What is the total number of participants?

Accepted Answer

260

Answer

220

Answer

240

Answer

320

Question 6

If a doctor earns $180,000 per year and saves 15% of their income, how much do they save per month?

Accepted Answer

$2,250

Answer

$2,000

Answer

$2,500

Answer

$2,700