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assume that your kidneys can filter out of 10% of a medication in your blood every 6 hours, you take 200 milligrams dose of the medicine how many milligrams of the medicine are in your blood after 2 days

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Answer: 160 mg

Explanation:

10% of 200 is 20

therefore, every 6 hours, 20 milligrams of medicine filters into your blood.

there are 24 hours in a day, and 48 hours in 2 days.

6 * 4 = 24

20 * 4 = 80

you get 80 mg of medicine every day.

80 * 2 = 160

you get 160 mg of medicine in two days.

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