Question

a physician orders 9 teaspoons daily of a certain drug in three equally divided doses. refer to the appropriate entries in the table of english and metric equivalents for capacity to convert given units to the unit indicated. complete parts a. through d.
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a. how many milliliters of the drug should be administered daily?
45 (round to two decimal places as needed.)
b. how many cc of the drug should be administered daily?
45 (round to two decimal places as needed.)
c. how many fluid ounces of the drug should be administered daily?
1.5 (round to two decimal places as needed.)
d. how many fluid ounces of the drug should the patient receive in each divided dose?
(round to two decimal places as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify daily teaspoons

The physician orders 9 teaspoons daily.

Step2: Convert teaspoons to milliliters

Since 1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters, for 9 teaspoons, we have $9\times5 = 45$ milliliters.

Step3: Recall cc - mL equivalence

1 cc = 1 mL, so if there are 45 mL, then there are 45 cc.

Step4: Convert milliliters to fluid ounces

Since 1 fluid ounce = 30 milliliters, and we have 45 milliliters. Let $x$ be the number of fluid ounces. Then $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{45}{30}$, so $x = 1.5$ fluid ounces.

Step5: Calculate fluid ounces per dose

The daily dose is 1.5 fluid ounces and it is divided into 3 equal - doses. So each dose is $\frac{1.5}{3}=0.50$ fluid ounces.

Answer:

a. 45.00
b. 45.00
c. 1.50
d. 0.50