A nurse is to give the liquid medicine 3 times a day. The morning dose is 3/4 ounce, the noon dose is 1/2 ounce and the evening dose is 3/4 ounce. The nurse has 1 ounce of medicine at noon. How much more is needed?

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Answer:

she need 1/2 ounce more.

Step-by-step explanation:

The morning dose = 3/4 ounce .

The noon dose =  1 /2 ounce .

The evening dose = 3/4 ounce .

Since the nurse has 1 ounce of medicine at noon ,

From the 1 ounce , 1/2 ounce will consume at noon and for evening she requires 3/4 ounce but she has left with only 1/2 ounce.So to fulfill the evening dose she needs [tex]\frac{3}{4} - \frac{1}{2} =\frac{1}{2}[/tex]  ounce.

So she need 1/2 ounce more.

Answer:

[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]  ounce more is needed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

A nurse is to give the liquid medicine 3 times a day. The morning dose is 3/4 ounce, the noon dose is 1/2 ounce and the evening dose is 3/4 ounce. The nurse has 1 ounce of medicine at noon.

Now, to find the dose more is needed.

In the noon the dose is  [tex]\frac{1}{2}\ ounce[/tex]  needed.

As, given the nurse has 1 ounce of medicine at noon.

Thus,

[tex]1-\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{2-1}{2}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{1}{2}[/tex] ounce.

Remaining dose = [tex]\frac{1}{2}\ ounce.[/tex]

And in the evening dose is 3/4 ounce.

Now, we subtract the remaining dose from the dose of evening:

[tex]\frac{3}{4} -\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{3-2}{4}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{1}{4}[/tex] ounce.

Therefore, [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] ounce more is needed.