A certain is often prescribed for allergies. A typical does for a 100-pound pers

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A certain is often prescribed for allergies. A typical does for a 100-pound person is 21 mg every six hours. Complete parts (a) and (b) below a. Following this dosage how many 12.7 mg chewable tablets would be taken in a week? b. This also comes in a liquid form with a concentration of 12.7 mg/10 mL. Following the prescribed dosage, how much liquid should a 100-pound person take in a week? a. A 100-pound person could take tablets in a week. (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.) b. A 100-pound person could take mL in a week. (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)

Explanation / Answer

a) Number of hours in a week = 7 * 24 = 168

21 mg every 6 hours

Total mg needed = 21* (168/6) = 588 mg

A tablet has 12.7 mg

Total tablets taken = 588/12.7 = 46.29 or 46 tablets...could be 47 also

b) In liquid form = 46 * 10 = 460 ml

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