The drug label for a drug reads “0.6 g per tablet.” The doctor wrote an order for your patient to receive 800 mg of the drug. How many scored tablets will you administer?

To solve this, we need to convert the doctor's order of 800 mg into grams and then determine how many tablets to administer based on the drug label.

### Step 1: Convert 800 mg to grams
1 gram (g) = 1000 milligrams (mg), so:

\[
800 \, \text{mg} = \frac{800}{1000} \, \text{g} = 0.8 \, \text{g}
\]

### Step 2: Determine how many tablets provide 0.8 g of the drug
Each tablet contains 0.6 g of the drug, so the number of tablets required is:

\[
\frac{0.8 \, \text{g}}{0.6 \, \text{g/tablet}} = 1.33 \, \text{tablets}
\]

Since the tablets are scored (meaning they can be divided), you can administer 1.33 tablets, which is 1 tablet and one-third of another tablet.

### Conclusion:
You will administer **1 and 1/3 scored tablets**.

Would you like more details or have any questions?

Here are 5 questions to expand on this:
1. How do you convert between grams and milligrams?
2. What does it mean for a tablet to be scored?
3. How would you handle a situation where the tablets aren't scored?
4. Why is it important to convert units before calculating dosage?
5. How do you round when calculating drug dosages?

**Tip**: Always double-check unit conversions when calculating medication dosages to avoid errors.

Learn how to calculate the dosage of a drug when given in milligrams and convert it to grams. This problem explains how to determine the number of scored tablets needed for a 0.8 g dose when each tablet contains 0.6 g. Suitable for students in Grades 6-8 and those studying healthcare or pharmacy.

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