You have an ear infection and are told to take a 300-mg tablet of ampicillin (a common antibiotic) four times a day (every six hours). It is known that at the end of six hours, about 4% of the drug is still in the body. What quantity of the drug is in the body right after the third tablet? The 24th? Assuming you continue taking tablets, what happens to the drug level in the long run?Round your answers to three decimal places. After the third tablet, the drug level approaches ___ mg.After the 24th tablet, the drug level approaches ____ mg.In the long run, the drug level approaches ___  mg.

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You have an ear infection and are told to take a 300-mg tablet of ampicillin (a common antibiotic) four times a day (every six hours). It is known that at the end of six hours, about 4% of the drug is still in the body. What quantity of the drug is in the body right after the third tablet? The 24th? Assuming you continue taking tablets, what happens to the drug level in the long run?

Round your answers to three decimal places.

After the third tablet, the drug level approaches ___ mg.

After the 24th tablet, the drug level approaches ____ mg.

In the long run, the drug level approaches ___  mg.

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