Question

A medication contains 5 milligrams/milliliter, and a patient is taking 1 teaspoon of it 3 times daily. How many milligrams of medication is the patient receiving per day?

options:

5 milligrams

7.5 milligrams

75 milligrams

100 milligrams

Answer 1

Answer: 75 milligrams

Explanation:

The medication contains 5 milligrams/milliliter.

The patient is given 1 teaspoon of the medication 3 times a day. Since 1 teaspoon is approximately equal to 5 milliliters, then the patient takes 3*5 = 15 milliliters of the medication per day.

Each milliliter contains 5 milligrams, thus the patient receives 15*5 = 75 milligrams of medication per day.

Answer: 75 milligrams