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An amount of a certain cough syrup is equal to 10 mL. If the patient will use a tablespoon to take this amount, how many tablespoons need to be administered?

A. 0.5 tbsp
B. 0.75 tbsp
C. 1 tbsp
D. 1.25 tbsp

Answer :

Final answer:

To determine the number of tablespoons needed to administer 10 mL of cough syrup, divide 10 mL by the conversion factor of 14.7868 mL per tablespoon, yielding approximately 0.75 tablespoons.

Explanation:

To convert from milliliters (mL) to tablespoons (tbsp), we need to know that 1 tablespoon is approximately 14.7868 milliliters. If a patient has to take 10 mL of cough syrup and a tablespoon is used for the measurement, we can calculate the number of tablespoons needed using the following steps:

  1. Determine the conversion factor from milliliters to tablespoons. 1 tablespoon = 14.7868 mL.
  2. Calculate the number of tablespoons by dividing the amount of cough syrup in milliliters by the conversion factor. 10 mL ÷ 14.7868 mL/tbsp = 0.67628 tbsp.
  3. Round the result to the nearest practical measurement for medication dosage, which in this case would be 0.75 tbsp.

Therefore, the patient should be administered 0.75 tablespoons of cough syrup.

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