Answer :
Final answer:
The total amount of medication required over eight days, convert the dosage from teaspoons to ounces, then multiply by the number of doses per day and number of days. The result is approximately (c) 8 ounces of medication needed.
Explanation:
To calculate the total amount of medication needed, we first figure out the daily dosage. The dosage is one and one-half teaspoons taken four times a day. Since one teaspoon is equivalent to approximately 0.167 ounces, we can convert the daily dose to ounces:
- 1.5 teaspoons x 0.167 ounces/teaspoon = 0.2505 ounces per dose
- 0.2505 ounces x 4 doses/day = 1.002 ounces/day
Now we determine the total amount needed for eight days:
- 1.002 ounces/day x 8 days = 8.016 ounces
Since ounces are typically not measured in fractions in medication dosages, we would round up to the nearest whole number, which is 8 ounces. Therefore, 8 ounces of medication are needed to last eight days at the prescribed dosage.
