Question

If you have 6 tablets and the directions are take 1 tablet by mouth every 8 hours as needed. What is the day supply?

Answer 1

The day's supply is how many days the madication will last.

Since the directions are to take 1 every 8 hours and one day has 24 hours, you have to take a total of, per day:

`(24)/(8)=3`

So, each day you will have to day 3 tablets. Since you have 6 tablets, these will last 2 days, so the day's supply is 2.