Question

8. A patient is to take 60 milligrams (mg) of an antibiotic on day 1, take 45 milligrams (mg) on day 2, take 30 milligrams (mg) on day 3 and take 15 milligrams (mg) on day 4. How many total milligrams (mg) willthe patient take?9. Janet paid for her prescriptions costing $37.13. She paid with a $50 bill. How much change did Janetget back?10. The pharmacy is selling diaper rash cream at $1.35 per pound (lb). What is the price of 3 pounds(lbs.) of diaper rash cream?11. Norman spent a total of $2.68 on a carton of Epsom Salt. If the pharmacy sells the Epsom Salt for$.67 per pound (lb.), how many pounds (lbs.) did Norman buy

Answer 1

8.

We have that the patient is to take

- day 1: 60mg

- day 2: 45mg

- day 3: 30mg

- day 4: 15mg

So, the total of mg that the patient will take is

`\text{Total}=60mg+45mg+30mg+15mg=150mg`

Finally, in the four days the patient will take 150mg in total