SOLUTION: A CERTAIN ANTIBIOTIC IS A LIQUID SUSPENSION COMPOSED OF PART MEDICATION AND PART WATER. IN ONE FORMULATION, THERE IS 250MG OF THE MEDICATION IN 5CC OF THE LIQUID SUSPENSION. A PHYS

Algebra ->  Conversion and Units of Measurement -> SOLUTION: A CERTAIN ANTIBIOTIC IS A LIQUID SUSPENSION COMPOSED OF PART MEDICATION AND PART WATER. IN ONE FORMULATION, THERE IS 250MG OF THE MEDICATION IN 5CC OF THE LIQUID SUSPENSION. A PHYS      Log On


   



Question 660526: A CERTAIN ANTIBIOTIC IS A LIQUID SUSPENSION COMPOSED OF PART MEDICATION AND PART WATER. IN ONE FORMULATION, THERE IS 250MG OF THE MEDICATION IN 5CC OF THE LIQUID SUSPENSION. A PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED 400MG PER DAY FOR A PATIENT. FIND HOW MUCH OF THE LIQUID SUSPENSION MUST BE TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THE PRESCRIBED DAILY DOSAGE OF THE MEDICINE.
THE PATIENT MUST TAKE ___________ CC.

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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250 mg/5 cc = 50 mg/1 cc

400 mg a day ---> 8 cc to achieve correct dosage