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The doctor orders 525 mg of a medication to be administered every 12 hours. The

medication comes in 150 mg scored tablets. How many tablets need to be administered
to the patient in one day?

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Answer: 7 pills

Step-by-step explanation:

A day is 24 hours so you multiply 12 x 2 and do the same to 525, 525 x 2 = 1050

then divide 1050 by 150 and you get 7

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