SOLUTION: A patient is advised to take 2.25g of calcium per day. The calcium tablets she takes contain 1125mg of calcium per tablet. How many tablets should she take each day?

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Question 1086676: A patient is advised to take 2.25g of calcium per day. The calcium tablets she takes contain 1125mg of calcium per tablet. How many tablets should she take each day?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words:
[ mg / tablet ] x [ g / mg ] = [ g / tablet ]
and then
[ g / patient ] / [ g / tablet ] = [ tablets / patient ]
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+1125%2A%28+1%2F1000+%29+=+1.125+
and
+2.25+%2F+1.125+=+2+
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The data is based on per day. I didn't include this in
the word equations to make things simple.
The patient should take 2 tablets/day