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A patient is advised to supplement her diet with 2g of calcium per day.the calcium tablets she purchase contain 500mg of calcium per tablet,how many tablet per day should the patient take?

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She should take 4 tablets a day. (500mg x 2= 1 gram so 500mg x 4= 2 grams) 1 Gram is 1000 mg.
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they would take  probably 25
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