Teresa is working in the emergency room when a child is brought in with suspected mushroom poisoning. The physician orders atropine 350 mcg IV now. The prefilled atropine syringes on hand contain 5 mL of atropine 0.1 mg/mL. Teresa uses the fraction proportion method to calculate the amount to administer: 
= 
. Her answer is 3,500 mL, and she knows that cannot be correct, so she consults her supervisor. Her supervisor redoes the math and calculates that the correct amount to administer is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
3.5 mL
The correct amount to administer is 3.5 mL.
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