Given:
The doctor gave the mother of the sick baby 16 fl oz bottle of liquid medicine.
Dosage instructed to give the baby = 30 ml twice a day
a) How many tablespoon is one dose?
Using standard measurements, 1 tablespoon = 15 ml
Since 1 dose is 30 ml, the dose in tablespoon is:
[tex]\frac{30\text{ ml}}{15\text{ ml}}=\text{ 2 tablespoons}[/tex]1 dose is 2 tablespoons
b) Since, 30 ml is to be given 2 times daily, the ml the child will take a day is:
[tex]30\text{ mL }\ast\text{ 2 = 60 mL}[/tex]The child will take 60 mL a day
c) fl oz means fluid ounce
Also 1 fluid ounce is equivalent to 28.41 ml
Given:
28.41ml = 1 fl oz
60 ml =
[tex]\frac{60}{28.41}=2.11\text{ fl oz}[/tex]Therefore, 60 ml = 2.11 fl oz
d) How many days will the bottle and medication last?
To find the number of days the medication will last, we have:
[tex]\frac{16\text{ fl oz}}{2.11\text{ fl oz}}=\text{ 7.6}[/tex]Therefore, the bottle will last for approximately 8 days.
ANSWER:
a) 2 tbs
b) 60 ml
c) 2.11 fl oz
d) Approximately 8 days
