Question

The directions for a pain reliever recommend that an adult of 60 kg and over take 4 tablets every 4 hours as needed, and an adult who weighs between 40 and 50 kg take only ${\displaystyle 2\frac{1}{2}}$ tablets every 4 hours as needed. Each tablet weighs ${\displaystyle \frac{4}{25}}$ gram. If a 72 kg adult takes 4 tablets, how many grams of pain reliever is he or she receivings?

Answer 1

Given, 72 kg adult takes 4 tablets and each tablet weighs ${\displaystyle \frac{4}{25}}$g.

∴ Total weight of pain deliver, he/she is receivings = ${\displaystyle 4\times \frac{4}{25}}$g = ${\displaystyle \frac{16}{25}}$g