The following is an overview of the steps you should take to complete each dosage problem. The rest of this tutorial will explain how to perform each of these steps.

Dosage Question Steps

  1. Determine problem type:
  2. Identify what is the value of each variable in formula.
  3. Make units consistent as necessary.
  4. Fill in values for formula and solve the problem.



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