Veterinarian Career with Math

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Veterinarian Career with Math

• October 18, 2007

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Veterinarian Occupation

• One exciting occupation people choose is becoming
  a Veterinarian.
• A Veterinarian is an appealing profession t many
  people because it allows you to work with
  animals!
• Today we will learn about the Math that goes into
  being a veterinarian!

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Animals

• If you decide to become a veterinarian you must
  enjoy working with animals.
• One big drawback is animals will inevitably pass
  away during your care?

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Measurements

• Vets consistently have to mathematically convert
  units for medication.

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Question

• John Crion needs to convert 7 grams to
  milligrams.
• How many milligrams is this equal to?
• HINT 1 Gram 1000 milligrams.

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Answer

• 1000 7

7000 MG
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Making Money

• Charging per visit.
• Sometimes vets will charge for the amount of time
  and type of animal.

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Question

• Kim charges 120 an hour for large dogs and 80
  an hour for cats.
• She saw 15 animals today.
• If 7 of them were dogs, how much money did she
  make on the cats?                    

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Answer
15 - 7 8
8 80 640
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Class Work

• Lets now pretend we are Vets and answer some
  practice Math questions.

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Your Turn

• Can you mention other Math a vet may need?
• Give it a shot.

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The END