a doctor order a dosaga of 5ml of medicine every 4 hours for 14 days how many fluid ounces of medicine should be purchase?
To find the total amount of fluid ounces of medicine that should be purchased, we need to calculate the total number of doses administered over the 14-day period and then convert the milliliters to fluid ounces.
First, let's calculate the number of doses administered per day. Since the medication is taken every 4 hours, we need to find how many doses are taken in a 24-hour period. Dividing 24 hours by 4 hours per dose, we get 6 doses per day.
Next, we calculate the total number of doses over the 14-day period. Multiplying the number of doses per day (6) by the number of days (14), we get 84 doses.
Now, let's convert the milliliters (ml) to fluid ounces (fl oz).
1 fluid ounce is equivalent to 29.5735 milliliters.
Now, multiply the dosage in milliliters (5 ml) by the number of doses (84) and divide it by the conversion factor (29.5735 ml/fl oz) to get the amount in fluid ounces.
So, (5 ml * 84) / 29.5735 ml/fl oz = 14.14 fluid ounces (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
Therefore, approximately 14.14 fluid ounces of medicine should be purchased.