|
Author Question: A number is increased by 14% to 847. Find the original amount. Round to the nearest hundredth. (Read 179 times) |
The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
Nearly all drugs pass into human breast milk. How often a drug is taken influences the amount of drug that will pass into the milk. Medications taken 30 to 60 minutes before breastfeeding are likely to be at peak blood levels when the baby is nursing.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.