If a patient takes 2 capsules of a certain medication, he will receive 200 mg of the active ingredient. If the patient is prescribed to take 2 capsules twice daily, how much total active ingredient will he be receiving in 5 days?

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Answer:

4000 mg

Explanation:

The patient is prescribed to take 2 capsules of the medication twice daily.   This means that the patient takes a total of 2 capsules x 2 times = 4 capsules per day.  Each capsule contains 200 mg of the active ingredient, so the patient will receive a total of 4 capsules x 200 mg = 800 mg of the active ingredient per day.  To find out how much total active ingredient the patient will be receiving in 5 days, we can multiply the daily amount by the number of days:  800 mg x 5 days = 4000 mg  Therefore, the patient will be receiving a total of 4000 mg of the active ingredient in 5 days.