When mixing dry powder with 150 mL of distilled water to process a prescription order calling for reconstituted oral antibiotic suspension, 40 doses of 5 mL each, the final suspension, in milliliters, accounted for by the dry drug is:

A. 50
B. 100
C. 150
D. 200


Answer: A. 50

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