Question

twenty milliliters or ____ teaspoon(s) of an oral suspension is(are) given to a child every six hours. that is ____ tablespoons in a 24 - hour period. write the answer in proper medical notation.
twenty milliliters or teaspoon(s) of an oral suspension is(are) given to a child every six hours.
(type an integer, proper fraction, or mixed number.)

Explanation:

Step1: Convert milliliters to teaspoons

1 teaspoon is approximately 5 milliliters. So, to find the number of teaspoons in 20 milliliters, we divide 20 by 5.
$20\div5 = 4$

Step2: Calculate teaspoons in 24 - hour period

The dose is given every 6 hours. In a 24 - hour period, the number of doses is $24\div6=4$ doses. Each dose is 4 teaspoons, so the total number of teaspoons in 24 hours is $4\times4 = 16$ teaspoons. Since 1 tablespoon is 3 teaspoons, the number of tablespoons in 16 teaspoons is $16\div3=\frac{16}{3}=5\frac{1}{3}$ tablespoons.

Answer:

4; $5\frac{1}{3}$