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  1. Evan
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    Question #4
    You're given a prescription for a 90 day supply of a medication. You have to take 1 whole tablet 3 times a week (on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) and 1/2 of a tablet every other Saturday. How many whole tablets are required to fill this prescription?

    This one shouldn't be too hard.
     
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    42? Not really sure about this one.
     
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    Depends on how you ask the question, is it a supply for a time-span of 90days? or 90 days total of taking the actual tablets.
     
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    Not enough information I think to give a single answer, so my answer is:

    If "every other Saturday" starts on the second Saturday and you get given the prescription on:
    Monday = 42
    Tuesday = 41
    Wednesday = 42
    Thursday = 41
    Friday = 42
    Saturday = 41
    Sunday = 42

    If "every other Saturday" starts on the first Saturday and you get given the prescription on:
    Monday = 43
    Tuesday = 42
    Wednesday = 43
    Thursday = 42
    Friday = 43
    Saturday = 42
    Sunday = 42

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    This.
    Wasn't sure what day the prescription was given on :confused: , unless we all missed something ?
     
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    42-43 is correct. You guys are right that there's not enough info to be 100% on this, but this is more or less a real life example of the kind of weird stuff I see in the pharmacy I work at. When I did it out, I just did 90/7 for the number of weeks, rounded to 13, and multiplied by an average of 3.25 tablets a week.

    That I didn't think of when i wrote this. When I was putting this together I wrote it out on paper in sigs which you guys would have no way of understanding, but general rule is when there's a day supply on the bottle it's going to last you X number of days. Didn't think that it would be confusing cause all of this is second hand to me
     
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    Why are you dispensing half tablets Evan. Give half the strength and double the dose to avoid the hassle ~f8 #PatientAdherence
     
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    Question #5
    You have 2 bottles of a strange liquid. The labels tell you they are the same chemical, but different strengths, but neither are the one you need for whatever evil scientist thing you're doing. Oh no! The first bottle is 5% w/v "evil chemical" and the second 45% w/v "evil chemical", and you need 1 liter of 30% w/v "evil chemical" for your plan to kill Batman or whatever. You have the 5% and 45% in excess.

    How much of the 5% and how much of the 45% do you need to prepare 1 liter of 30%?

    Patient adherence is a pain either way ~f8 #lesspillslessspills #getoutofmyheadbeerscriteria #notrelevantlol
     
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    625ml of the 45%w/v and 375ml of the 5%w/v

    (I did this using simultaneous equations, I'm sure there's an easier way)
     
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    Thats it! I'll spoiler how I did it.
    45% . ???
    . 30% (target concentration) .
    5% . ???
    45% . 25%
    . 30% .
    5% . 15%
    You go across diagonally. 45-30 = 15 and 30-5 = 25, then horzontally across it tells you the ratio you need. You need a ratio of 45% to 5% of 25:15 (or 5:3). Then, I set up simple x/1000=5/8 = 625 ml of the 45% then 1000-625 = 375ml for the 5%

    If that makes sense for you folks :x
     
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    Yeh I did it like this when I could've just found the ratio easily :p:

    45γ+5χ=30x1
    γ+χ=1

    Where y is the volume of the 45% solution and x is the volume of the 5% solution in litres.
     
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    Question #6
    Who (or what) is this partial screenshot of?
    use dis.jpg
     
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    Mon*Star, Villain of the Silver Hawks although the image is mirrored as the eyepatch is usually over his left eye. I usually preferred watching ThunderCats anyway.
    http://silverhawks.wikia.com/wiki/Mon*Star
     
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    Question #7
    The following picture is a structure in a major city in the US. It is structurally very similar to a another tower located in the same state, however neither are copies of the other, as both were designed after a tower in Europe. What is the name of what's in that picture.

    Screen Shot 2017-12-07 at 11.49.33 AM.png
     
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    The building in the background looks like the IDS building in Minneapolis.
     
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    Question #8
    Not sure how difficult this one will be for you guys but... fill in the blanks!
    word-puzzle.jpg.jpg
    Don't mind the fact that Vanna White is blocking part of it. It's 5 and 6 spaces.
     
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    Tidal locked?
     
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