SOLUTION: A patient is to receive 420mL of fluid over a 7hour period from a drip machine: (a) What is this rate in millilitres per minute (mL/min)? (b) If the drip machine delivers med

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Question 58858: A patient is to receive 420mL of fluid over a 7hour period from a drip machine:
(a) What is this rate in millilitres per minute (mL/min)?
(b) If the drip machine delivers medicine at the rate of 60 drops per mililitre, how many drops per minute will be neeced to deliver the medicine in the correct time?
Answer by rcmcc(152) About Me  (Show Source):
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since you are finding ml per min, first you must convert the hours to mins. 7(60)=420 mins.
420ml/420mins. =1ml per min.
1ml/min x 60 drops per min.
the drip tap must deliver 60 drops per min to give the correct doasge of medicine.