1. * A person taking Drug A has a 1% chance of having an allergic reaction. If 100 people take Drug A, how many would you expect to have an allergic reaction? _____ person(s) out of 100 | |
2. A person taking Drug B has a 3 in 10 chance of an allergic reaction. What percent of people taking Drug B will have an allergic reaction? _____ % | |
3. Which of the following number represents the biggest chance of getting a disease? 1% 10% 5% | Answer: _____ |
4. If Person A’s chance of getting a disease is 1%, and person B’s chance is double that of A’s, what is B’s risk? | Answer: _____ |
5. * If the chance of getting a disease is 20 out of 100, this would be the same as having a _____ % chance of getting the disease. | Answer: _____ |
6. If the chance of getting a disease is 10%, how many people would be expected to get the disease: | |
A: Out of 100? | Answer A:_____ |
B: Out of 1,000? | Answer B:_____ |
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7. * In the CALIFORNIA LOTTERY, the chance of winning a $10,000 prize is 1%. How many people will win a $10,000 prize if 1,000 people each buy a single ticket to CALIFORNIA LOTTERY? | Answer:_____ person(s) out of 1,000 |
Note: These three items could be used for a quick assessment of numeracy