QuestionHow many $12.5 \mathrm{mg}$ tablets of Benadryl are taken in a week if the dose is $25 \mathrm{mg}$ every 6 hours?

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The dosage for a100 pound person is25 mg every6 hours. The tablets available are12.5 mg each3. There are24 hours in a day and7 days in a week

STEP 2

First, we need to find out how many doses a person takes in a day. Since the dosage is every6 hours, there are4 doses in a day.
$oses\, per\, day =24\, hours /6\, hours$

STEP 3

Calculate the number of doses per day.
$oses\, per\, day =24\, hours /6\, hours =\, doses$

STEP 4

Next, we need to find out how many doses a person takes in a week. Since there are7 days in a week, we multiply the number of doses per day by7.
$oses\, per\, week = Doses\, per\, day \\times7\, days$

STEP 5

Calculate the number of doses per week.
$oses\, per\, week =4\, doses \\times7\, days =28\, doses$

STEP 6

Now, we need to find out how many tablets are needed for each dose. Since each dose is25 mg and each tablet is12.5 mg, we divide the dose by the tablet strength.
$Tablets\, per\, dose = Dose\, strength / Tablet\, strength$

STEP 7

Calculate the number of tablets per dose.
$Tablets\, per\, dose =25\, mg /12.5\, mg =2\, tablets$

STEP 8

Finally, we need to find out how many tablets are needed in a week. We do this by multiplying the number of doses per week by the number of tablets per dose.
$Tablets\, per\, week = Doses\, per\, week \\times Tablets\, per\, dose$

STEP 9

Calculate the number of tablets per week.
$Tablets\, per\, week =28\, doses \\times2\, tablets =56\, tablets$ So, a100 pound person would need to take56 chewable tablets of12.5 mg each in a week.

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