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A doctor prescribes medicine to a patient to treat a high cholesterol level. The patient is required to take one pill per day. The pharmacy issues a container of pills to the patient that will last for three and one-half months. How many containers of pills constitute a year's supply for the patient? (Enter a whole number of containers. ) containers/year

A doctor prescribes medicine to a patient to treat a high cholesterol level. The patient is required to take one pill per day. The pharmacy issues a container of pills to the patient that will last for three and one-half months. How many containers of pills constitute a year's supply for the patient? (Enter a whole number of containers. ) containers/year

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A doctor prescribes medicine to a patient to treat a high cholesterol level. The patient is required to take one pill per day. The pharmacy issues a container of pills to the patient that will last for three and one-half months. How many containers of pills constitute a year's supply for the patient? (Enter a whole number of containers.) ◻ containers/year

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