Question

prescription for marilyn jones piroxicam 20 mg capsule take 1 capsule 2 times a day how many milligrams mg will marilyn take of the Piroxicam in 90 days

Answer 1

Answer:

$\boxed{\text{3600 mg}}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1. Calculate the number of capsules

Marilyn takes 2 capsules per day

$\text{No. of capsules} = \text{90 days} \times \dfrac{\text{2 capsules}}{\text{1 day}} = \text{ 180 capsules}$

Step 2. Convert capsules to milligrams

There are 20 mg in each capsule.  

$\text{No. of milligrams} = \text{180 capsules} \times \dfrac{\text{20 mg}}{\text{1 capsule}} = \textbf{3600 mg}\\\\\text{Marilyn will take } \boxed{\textbf{3600 mg}} \text{ of Pirixocam}$