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A hospital pharmacy charges $0.40 per fluidram of a certain medicine but allows a discount of 15 percent to Medicare patients. How much should the pharmacy charge a Medicare patient for 3 fluidounces of the medicine?(128 fluidrams = 16 fluidounces)
(A) $9.60
(B) $8.16
(C) $3.20
(D) $2.72
(E) $1.02
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A hospital pharmacy charges $0.40 per fluidram of a certain medicine but allows a discount of 15 percent to Medicare patients. How much should the pharmacy charge a Medicare patient for 3 fluidounces of the medicine?(128 fluidrams = 16 fluidounces)
(A) $9.60
(B) $8.16
(C) $3.20
(D) $2.72
(E) $1.02
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4 comments.
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AL
#2.
December 8th, 2006, at 9:03 PM.
16 fluidonces= 128 fluidgrams
1 fluidonces= 8 fluidgrams
3 fluidonces= 24 fluidgrams
COst = 9.6
discount =15% since option B is closest to
9.6 and 15% means a very small discount..
B is the answer..
we can also calculate
PRAVEENKUMARVANAM
#3.
January 6th, 2007, at 11:29 PM.
B
Chintan
#4.
January 7th, 2007, at 10:21 AM.
Thanks a Lot “AL” for the solution…
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#1. December 8th, 2006, at 5:32 PM.
B