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?
(round to two decimal places as needed.)
english and metric equivalents for capacity
english and metric equivalents for capacity
1 teaspoon (tsp) ≈ 5 milliliters (ml)
1 tablespoon (tbsp) ≈ 15 milliliters (ml)
1 fluid ounce (fl oz) ≈ 30 milliliters (ml)
1 cup (c) ≈ 0.24 liter (l)
1 pint (pt) ≈ 0.47 liter (l)
1 quart (qt) = 0.95 liter (l)
1 gallon (gal) ≈ 3.8 liters (l)
hint: 1 cc = 1 cm³ = 1 ml

Explanation:

Step1: Identify conversion factor

Given 1 tsp $\approx$ 5 mL.

Step2: Calculate daily volume

The daily dose is 9 tsp. Multiply by conversion factor: $9\times5 = 45$ mL.

Answer:

45.00