Problem

Amoxicillin pediatric drops are ordered for a child. The drug label says 20 to 40 milligrams per $\mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{day}$. If the drug dose is $27 \mathrm{mg}$ and the available supply is Amoxicillin $50 \mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops will the child be given? Recall that 1 milliliter=15 drops.
The child will be given drops.
(Round to the nearest drop as needed.)

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Final Answer: The child will be given \(\boxed{8}\) drops.

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Step 1 :First, we need to find out how many milliliters the child will be given. We can do this by dividing the drug dose by the available supply. So, \(\frac{27}{50} = 0.54\) milliliters.

Step 2 :Then, we can convert the milliliters to drops by multiplying by 15. So, \(0.54 \times 15 = 8\) drops.

Step 3 :Round to the nearest drop as needed, the child will be given 8 drops.

Step 4 :Final Answer: The child will be given \(\boxed{8}\) drops.

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