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To control her blood pressure, Jill's grandmother takes one half of a pill every other day. If one supply of medicine contains <math>60</math> pills, then the supply of medicine would last approximately | To control her blood pressure, Jill's grandmother takes one half of a pill every other day. If one supply of medicine contains <math>60</math> pills, then the supply of medicine would last approximately | ||
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If Jill's grandmother takes one half of a pill every other day, she takes a pill every <math> 4 </math> days. Since she has <math> 60 </math> pills, the supply will last <math> 60 \times 4=240 </math> days which is about <math> \boxed{\text{(D)}\ 8\text{ months}} </math>. | If Jill's grandmother takes one half of a pill every other day, she takes a pill every <math> 4 </math> days. Since she has <math> 60 </math> pills, the supply will last <math> 60 \times 4=240 </math> days which is about <math> \boxed{\text{(D)}\ 8\text{ months}} </math>. | ||
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| + | {{AJHSME box|year=1993|num-b=7|num-a=9}} | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:11, 5 July 2013
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
| 1993 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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