Question

a patient is to take 2 4/5 tablespoons of medicine per day in 2 equally divided doses. how much medicine is to be taken in each dose?

Answer 1

Just divide 2 4/5 by 2:  

Convert 2 4/5 into the improper fraction 14/5, and then divide this result by 2:

7/5, or 1 2/5, tablespoons of medication, twice per day (total 2 4/5 tablespoons)