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A patient with a severe upper respiratory infection is prescribed cephalexin, an antibiotic. The pharmacy dispenses a total mass of 5250 mg of the antibiotic in capsule form, enough for exactly seven days of treatment. The patient is told to take 3 capsules per day. The mass of cephalexin in each capsule is ________.

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          A patient with a severe upper respiratory infection is prescribed cephalexin, an antibiotic. The pharmacy dispenses a total mass of 5250 mg of the antibiotic in capsule form, enough for exactly seven days of treatment. The patient is told to take 3 capsules per day. The mass of cephalexin in each capsule is ________.

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The patient is instructed to take 3 capsules per day. \[ \text{Total number of capsules} = 3 \, \text{capsules/day} \times 7 \, \text{days} \] Show more…

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A patient with a severe upper respiratory infection is prescribed cephalexin, an antibiotic. The pharmacy dispenses a total mass of 5250 mg of the antibiotic in capsule form, enough for exactly seven days of treatment. The patient is told to take 3 capsules per day. The mass of cephalexin in each capsule is ________.