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You Receive A Prescription For Metronidazole 250mg/5ml Liquid 240ml. You Find That You Will Have To Compound This Using 500 Mg Tablets. How Many Tablets Will Be Needed To Fill This Order Completely?

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The mass of Metronidazole you need is (240 ml)*(250 mg/5 ml) = 48*(250 mg)

The number of tablets needed is (the total mass)/(mass/tablet)
 = (48*250 mg)/(500 mg/tablet) = 48*(250/500) tablets = 24 tablets.

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