document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195379>Question 1195379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For a certain medication, the amount (in milligrams) of the medicine given to a patient in a single dose may vary from 400 milligrams up to and including 550 milligrams. An adult patient can receive at most 3,000 milligrams of this medication in a 24-hour period. How many single doses could an adult patient be given in order to receive exactly the maximum number of milligrams of this medication in a 24-hour period?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 3 or 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 4 or 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 6 or 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 8 or 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The maximum number of doses to receive a total of 3000mg is when the doses are the smallest possible: 3000/400 = 7.5.  So 8 or 9 doses is impossible, eliminating answer choice D.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The minimum number of doses to receive a total of 3000mg is when the doses are the largest possible: 3000/550 = 60/11 = 5.5 approximately.  So answers A and B are eliminated.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the number of doses must be a whole number between 5.5 and 7.5 -- which means 6 or 7.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: C<br><BR>\n" );
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