Each teaspoon (t) of an oral suspension of ibuprofen contains 0.7 g of medication. If a patient takes 2 t of this medication three times day for two days, how many milligrams of ibuprofen has the patient received?

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Each teaspoon contains 0.7g of medication = 700mg of medication.

The patient takes 2t three times a day for two days:

2t x 700mg/t x 3 times/day x 2 days = 8,400mg

Therefore, the patient has received 8,400mg of ibuprofen.

The correct answer is C.

Each Teaspoon (T) of an Oral Suspension of Ibuprofen Contains