Question

A nurse is to give the liquid medicine 3 times a day. The morning dose is 3/4 ounce, the noon dose is 1/2 ounce and the evening dose is 3/4 ounce. The nurse has 1 ounce of medicine at noon. How much more is needed?

Answer 1

Answer:

she need 1/2 ounce more.

Step-by-step explanation:

The morning dose = 3/4 ounce .

The noon dose =  1 /2 ounce .

The evening dose = 3/4 ounce .

Since the nurse has 1 ounce of medicine at noon ,

From the 1 ounce , 1/2 ounce will consume at noon and for evening she requires 3/4 ounce but she has left with only 1/2 ounce.So to fulfill the evening dose she needs $\frac{3}{4} - \frac{1}{2} =\frac{1}{2}$  ounce.

So she need 1/2 ounce more.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{1}{4}$  ounce more is needed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

A nurse is to give the liquid medicine 3 times a day. The morning dose is 3/4 ounce, the noon dose is 1/2 ounce and the evening dose is 3/4 ounce. The nurse has 1 ounce of medicine at noon.

Now, to find the dose more is needed.

In the noon the dose is  $\frac{1}{2}\ ounce$  needed.

As, given the nurse has 1 ounce of medicine at noon.

Thus,

$1-\frac{1}{2}$

$=\frac{2-1}{2}$

$=\frac{1}{2}$ ounce.

Remaining dose = $\frac{1}{2}\ ounce.$

And in the evening dose is 3/4 ounce.

Now, we subtract the remaining dose from the dose of evening:

$\frac{3}{4} -\frac{1}{2}$

$=\frac{3-2}{4}$

$=\frac{1}{4}$ ounce.

Therefore, $\frac{1}{4}$ ounce more is needed.