Question 262884
pill contains 500. mg of medication (1 pill = 500. mg). The recommended dosage is 10. mg/kg of body weight. How many pills should an 85.2 kg patient take? (Show the final answer based on significant figures, then round it to a whole number of pills).

For 1 kg body weight  recommended dosage is 10 mg
For 85.2 body weight it will be ?
85.2 * 10 = 852 mg 
852/500 = 1.704 pills /day  =2    
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