a doctor orders a dosage of 10 mL of medicine every 6 hours for 1 week. How many fluid ounces of medicine should be purchased? Round up to the next whole fluid ounce.

Question

a doctor orders a dosage of 10 mL of medicine every 6 hours for 1 week.  How many fluid ounces of medicine should be purchased?  Round up to the next whole fluid ounce.

Steve · Answer

4 doses/day * 7 days * 10mL/dose * 1oz/29.6mL = 9.5 oz or, 10 fl oz

Ms. Sue · Answer

10 * 4 * 7 = 280 mL 1 mL = 0.033814 oz. 280 * 0.033814 = 9.467 = 10 oz.