Question

Larissa takes a dose of 4 drops of medicine every day, three times a day. One milliliter (mL) of the medicine contains about 20 drops. If the medicine comes in a 12 mL bottle, approximately how many days will the bottle last?

Answer 1

The bottle will last for 20 days.

Explanation:

Given that:

Number of drops in a dose = 4 drops

Dose is taken three times a day, therefore,

Number of drops taken in a day = 4*3 = 12 drops

One milliliter = 20 drops

12 mL = 20*12 = 240 drops

Number of days the bottle will last can be find out by calculating total number of drops by the number of drops consumed in a day.

Number of days bottle will last =
`(240)/(12)=20`

Hence,

The bottle will last for 20 days.