Answer:
(b)90mg/lb
Explanation:
The child can consume a maximum of 23 tablets with 80mg of acetaminophen, the total acetaminophen ingest is:
This value is for 8 hours, 8 hours is 1/3 of one day. This means that the dose that can be consumed in 24 hours is 3 times 1840mg.
To obtain the maximum allowable dose in mg per pound of body weight, divide this last value by the weight of the child in pounds.
Conversion of units: