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a nurse is preparing to administer methadone 2.5 mg po every 8 hr. available is methadone 5 mg tablets. how many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (round the answer to the nearest tenth. use a leading zero if it applies. do not use a trailing zero.)
tablet(s)

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the ratio

Let $x$ be the number of tablets. The ratio of the dose needed to the available dose per tablet is $\frac{2.5}{5}=x$.

Step2: Calculate the value of $x$

$x=\frac{2.5}{5}= 0.5$

Answer:

0.5