A bottle of cough medicine contains 148 mL. If each dose consists of 2 teaspoons, the bottle contains ________ of medication.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
14.8 doses
1 tsp = 5 mL
1 tsp : 5 mL = x : 148 mL
148 = 5x
29.6 = x
So there are 29.6 tsp in the bottle. Since each dose requires 2 teaspoons:
29.6 tsp ÷ 2 = 14.8 doses
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