1993 AJHSME Problems/Problem 8
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Problem
To control her blood pressure, Jill's grandmother takes one half of a pill every other day. If one supply of medicine contains pills, then the supply of medicine would last approximately
Solution
If Jill's grandmother takes one half of a pill every other day, she takes a pill every days. Since she has
pills, the supply will last
days which is about
.
See Also
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