Problem:
To control her blood pressure, Jill's grandmother takes one half of a pill every other day. If one supply of medicine contains pills, then the supply of medicine will last approximately
Answer Choices:
A. month
B. month
C. month
D. month
E. year
Solution:
Since she takes one half of a pill every other day, one pill will last days. Hence pills will last days, or about months.
Answer: .
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