Medicine Potencies Dosage
XAT 2012 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Medium · Arithmetic
A medical practitioner has created different potencies of a commonly used medicine by dissolving tablets in water and using the resultant solution. Potency 1 solution: When 1 tablet is dissolved in 50 ml, the entire 50 ml is equivalent to one dose. Potency 2 solution: When 2 tablets are dissolved in 50 ml, the entire 50 ml is equivalent to 2 doses, ... and so on. This way he can give fractions of tablets based on the intensity of infection and the age of the patient. For a particular patient, he administers 10 ml of potency 1, 15 ml of potency 2 and 30 ml of potency 4. The dosage administered to the patient is equivalent to
- A.
2 and ≤ 3 tablets
- B.
3 and ≤ 3.25 tablets
- C.
3.25 and ≤ 3.5 tablets
- D.
3.5 and ≤ 3.75 tablets
- E.
3.75 and ≤ 4 tablets
B
Explanation
Potency has tablets per 50 ml.
- 10 ml of Potency 1 = tablets.
- 15 ml of Potency 2 = tablets.
- 30 ml of Potency 4 = tablets. Total dosage = tablets. Since lies in and , option B is correct.
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