3. A child is prescribed a dosage of 12 mg of a certain drug per day and is allowed to refill his prescription twice. If there are 60 tablets in a prescription, and each tablet has 4 mg, how many doses are in the 3 prescriptions (original + 2 [[refills)? 4. A student was 18 inches when she was born. She is now 5 ft 6 in and 20 years old. On average, how many centimeters a year did she grow? 5. Which of the following quantities express the greatest speed? 1 m/s, 1km/hr, 1 ft/s, 1 mi/hr. Show your proof.

3. A child is prescribed a dosage of 12 mg of a certain drug per day and is allowed to refill his prescription twice. If there are 60 tablets in a prescription, and each tablet has 4 mg, how many doses are in the 3 prescriptions (original + 2 [[refills)? 4. A student was 18 inches when she was born. She is now 5 ft 6 in and 20 years old. On average, how many centimeters a year did she grow? 5. Which of the following quantities express the greatest speed? 1 m/s, 1km/hr, 1 ft/s, 1 mi/hr. Show your proof.

College Physics

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168000

Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Publisher:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Chapter1: Introduction: The Nature Of Science And Physics

Section: Chapter Questions

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