document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1062990>Question 1062990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a doctor instructs a patient to take P pills at regular intervals for N days. How  many hours should the patient wait between each pill? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "hrs between = total hours/# of pills<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total hours = 24N<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume he takes 1 pill to begin the sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He then has P-1 pills remaining.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: hrs between = (24N)/(P-1) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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