A patient is advised to supplement her diet with 0.875 g of calcium per day. The calcium tablets she purchases contain 175 mg of calcium per tablet. How many tablets per day should the patient take?
A) 0.5
B) 0.05
C) 50
D) 5
E) 500

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First, we need to convert 0.875 g to mg (since the calcium content of the tablets is in mg). 0.875 g is equal to 875 mg.

To figure out how many tablets the patient should take, we need to divide the total amount of calcium needed (875 mg) by the amount of calcium in each tablet (175 mg).

875 mg ÷ 175 mg = 5

Therefore, the patient should take 5 tablets per day.

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