Question

multiple choice 1 point a patient is to receive 5 mg of a medication. each tablet comes in an available dosage of 0.625 mg. how many tablets should the nurse administer? 4 12 16 8

Explanation:

Step1: Set up division formula

We need to find out how many 0.625 - mg tablets are in 5 mg. Use the division formula $n=\frac{total\ dosage}{dosage\ per\ tablet}$, where $n$ is the number of tablets, the total dosage is 5 mg and the dosage per tablet is 0.625 mg. So $n = \frac{5}{0.625}$.

Step2: Perform the division

$\frac{5}{0.625}=\frac{5}{\frac{625}{1000}}=5\times\frac{1000}{625}=\frac{5000}{625} = 8$.

Answer:

8