SOLUTION: A physician prescribes one 0.2 mg tablet of a medication to be taken twice a day for 7 days. How many total micrograms of the medication will the patient have taken after 7 days?

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Question 207127: A physician prescribes one 0.2 mg tablet of a medication to be taken twice a day for 7 days. How many total micrograms of the medication will the patient have taken after 7 days?

Answer by rfer(10432) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.2*14=2.8 mg in 7 days
micro = 1000 mili
so just move the decimal 3 places to the right
2800 micrograms