A patient is prescribed 6 mg of cough medication. The label on the prescription says there are 2 mg per 4 mL How many teaspoons of cough medication does the patient need to take?
To find the number of teaspoons of cough medication the patient needs to take, we need to determine the number of mL needed.
We know that the prescription is for 6 mg of cough medication and that the label on the prescription says there are 2 mg per 4 mL.
To find the number of mL needed, we can set up a proportion:
2 mg / 4 mL = 6 mg / x mL
Cross-multiplying, we have:
2 mg * x mL = 6 mg * 4 mL
2x = 24
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
x = 12
Therefore, the patient needs to take 12 mL of cough medication.
Since there are 5 mL in 1 teaspoon, we can find the number of teaspoons needed by dividing the number of mL by 5:
12 mL / 5 mL = 2.4 teaspoons
Therefore, the patient needs to take approximately 2.4 teaspoons of cough medication.