Lauren and her roomate Erin are two college juniorsreturning from Spring Break.
“Spring Break was great,” remarks Lauren. “But enoughparties, it’s time to hit the books now. I have three hugemid-terms next week.”
“My allergies are so bad right now,” continues Lauren.“Do you have anything for them?”
“Sure,” says Erin. “ I have some Maximum Strength SevereAllergy and Sinus Headache from CVS.”
“Sounds just like what I need,” says Lauren. “It sayshere that I shouldn’t take more than 8 of these a day. OK, I’lltake 8 per day – that shoud take care of theseallergies.”
Five days later, Erin asks Lauren about her allergies.“They’re fine,” remarks Lauren. “I’ll keep taking the allergymedicine just to be sure.”
“Look at your desk – it looks like a pharmacy, “ saysErin.
“I know. Besides the allergy medicine, I’ve been takingMaximum Strength Midol® PMS capelets for cramping and, because allof these midterms are giving me a headache, I’ve had to take theExcederin® Migraine Geltabs for a few days, as well. At least Iknow enough not to exceed the maximum daily dosage of eachmedicine,” says Lauren.
Questions
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What are the active ingredients in each of the medicinesLauren is taking?
CVS allergy medicine:
Midol®:
Excedrin®:
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How much of each active ingredient is contained in eachtablet? Write your answers as conversion factors.
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How much of each active ingredient is Lauren taking perday (assuming she is taking the maximum daily dose of eachmedicine)? SHOW YOUR WORK
