A tuberculin syringe is being used to administer 0.35 mL of a given medication. Which of the following is the equivalent dose?
A. 0.35 hundredths of a milliliter
B. 35 hundredths of a milliliter
C. 3.5 hundredths of a milliliter
D. 350 hundredths of a milliliter
Answer: B
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