If a prescription calls for 1.3 g of acetylsalicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin, per dose, and each tablet contains 650 mg of acetylsalicylic acid, how many aspirin tablets will a patient take in one dose? (Note: round your answer to the nearest integer.)
Answered Essay: If a prescription calls for 1.3 g of acetylsalicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin, per dose,
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1 dose = 1.3 gms
Number of aspirin tablets = 1.3 / 650*10^-3 = 2
So patient has to take 2 aspirin tablets per dose
Answer is 2
