Question

A nurse must give a medication twice a day The first dose is 3/8 ounce the second dose is 2/7 ounce. She has 1 ounce of medication, will she have enough both doses?

Answer 1

Yes the nurse has enough quantity of medication to give the patient 2 dosages of medicine.

Explanation:

The nurse gives a dosage of about 3/8 an ounce for the 1st dosage and 2/7 for the second dosage.

`(3)/(8) + (2)/(7)`

=
`(21)/(56) + (16)/(56)`

=
`(21+16)/(56)`

=
`(37)/(56)` of an ounce < 1 ounce

Thus the nurse will have enough dosage.

Answer 2

Hello!

If a nurse gives medication twice a day with the first dose being
`(3)/(8)` of an ounce and the second dose being
`(2)/(7)` of an ounce she will have enough medication for both doses.

Hope this helps!!