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Q. You're working in a pharmacy, and are making a table to help with dosage amounts for a certain drug.
The recommended dosage is 40 milligrams per 2.2 pounds of body weight, divided into three daily doses
and taken every 8 hours. You want entries for children weighing 10 pounds, 15 pounds and 30 pounds. The
drug comes in a
formula. If 1 teaspoon = 5 ml, how many teaspoons are required for each entry?
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Round your answer to the nearest
teaspoon.

Respuesta :

Answer:

1, 1 1/2 , 2 3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

The children weighing 10 pounds, 15 pounds and 30 pounds require 12 teaspoons , 18 teaspoons, 36 teaspoons respectively.

To calculate the number of teaspoons

Given, The recommended dosage is 40 milligrams per 2.2 pounds of body weight, divided into three daily doses and taken every 8 hours.

For 1 pound of body weight=40/2.2=18.18ml.

Each dose consist=18.18/3=6.06ml.

For 10 ponds of body weight require 10*6.06 ml drug=60.6ml

1 teaspoon contains 5ml.

For 10 pounds of body weight (60.6/5)=12.12 teaspoon.

For 15 pounds of body weight (15*6.06)=90.9ml.

For 30 pounds of body weight (30*6.06)=181.1ml.

The children weighing 10 pounds, 15 pounds and 30 pounds require 12 teaspoons , 18 teaspoons, 36 teaspoons respectively.

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