Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

4 tablets t.i.d. (Three times a day)

Explanation:

By use of Dimensional Analysis, you can figure this out:

First, find how many mg she will take in a day:

$(132 lbs)(\frac{0.454 kg}{1 lbs})=59.9 kg\\(59.9 kg)(\frac{70 mg}{1 kg} )=4,195mg$

Since she will take 3 equal doses, divide this by 3:

$\frac{4,195 mg}{3} =1398\text{ mg dose}$

To find the # of tablets per dose, divide dose in mg by mg per tablet:

$(\frac{1398 mg}{dose})(\frac{1 tablet}{350 mg} )=3.995\frac{tablets}{dose}$

Since you can't realistically take .995 of a tablet, round up to 4.