Doses

A child is to receive a dose of 0.5 teaspoon of cough medicine every 12 hours. if the bottle contains 60 doses, how many days will the medicine last?

Correct answer:

t =  30 d

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} d=24\mathrm{/}12=2 \\ t=60\mathrm{/}d=60\mathrm{/}2=30\text{ d} \end{gathered}$$

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(if 1 dose = 0.5 teaspoon)

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