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SET 1: Question 1 of 6
You need to prepare 21 doses, each dose to contain 200 mg of drug A. How many grams of drug A do you need?
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gTotal Amount = Size of Single Dose x Number of Doses
Total Amount of Drug = 200 x 21 mg
Total Amount of Drug = 4200mg
But the question asked for the number of GRAMS, so the total needed is 4200 / 1000 g ie 4.2g.
Total Amount = Size of Single Dose x Number of Doses
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SET 1: Question 2 of 6
What is the size of a single dose (in millilitres) if 300ml of a solution contains 20 doses?
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ml Size of Single Dose= Total Amount
Number of Doses
Size of Single Dose = 300
20
Size of Single Dose = 15ml
Total Amount = Size of Single Dose x Number of Doses
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SET 1: Question 3 of 6
If a single dose of drug X weighs 400 mg and you have 12 g of the drug, how many doses can you give?
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doses First convert the total amount to milligrams:
12 g = 12000 mg
Number of Single Doses= Total Amount
Size of Single Dose
Number of Doses = 12000
400
Number of Doses = 30
Number of Doses = Total Amount
Size of Single Dose
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SET 1: Question 4 of 6
A patient is given a total of 10 g of a drug which contains 25 doses. How much drug (milligrams) does the patient take at each dose?
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mgFirst you need to convert the total amount to milligrams:
10 g = 10000 mg.
Size of Single Dose = Total Amount
Number of Doses
Size of Single Dose = 10000
25
Size of Single Dose = 400 mg
Size of Single Dose= Total Amount
Number of Doses
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SET 1: Question 5 of 6
You know that a patient has had 27 tablets, each containing 500 mg of drug X. How much drug X (grams) has the patient had?
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Total Amount = Size of Single Dose x Number of Doses
Total Amount = 500 x 27mg
Total Amount = 13500g
The answer needs to be in grams:
Total Amount = 13.5grams
Total Amount = Size of Single Dose x Number of Doses
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SET 1: Question 6 of 6
How many tablets can you make from 6 g of a drug if each tablet is to contain 500 mg?
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tablets You need to convert the total amount into milligrams:
6 g = 6000 mg
Number of Doses = Total Amount
Size of Single Dose
Number of Doses = 6000
500
Number of Doses = 12
Size of Single Dose= Total Amount
Number of Doses
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