SOLUTION: A patient is to receive 400 milliliters of fluid in three hours. The drip factor is 60 drops per milliliter. The patient should receive about how many drops per minute?

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Question 858718: A patient is to receive 400 milliliters of fluid in three hours. The drip factor is 60 drops per milliliter. The patient should receive about how many drops per minute?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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WANTED: drops per minute.
GIVEN: 400 ml./(3 hours).

Unit Conversion.

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