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Conundrum 28

Medicine Mix Up
Your doctor prescribes a course of very expensive medicine. You must take one full tablet of medicine A and half a tablet of medicine B together every night. After dispensing one of each, you accidentally mix the tablets up before snapping the B tablet in half. The trouble is, both tablets look identical so now you cannot tell them apart. How can you continue taking your medicine without wasting a single tablet?

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Medicine Mix Up
Your doctor prescribes a course of very expensive medicine. You must take one full tablet of medicine A and half a tablet of medicine B together every night. You must never take a full tablet of medicine B. Your doctor prescribes a course of very expensive medicine. You must take one full tablet of medicine A and half a tablet of medicine B together every night.

Medicine Mix Up

Medicine Mix Up

Your doctor prescribes a course of very expensive medicine. You must take one full tablet of medicine A and half a tablet of medicine B together every night. You must never take a full tablet of medicine B.

After dispensing one of each, you accidentally mix two tablets up before snapping the one from bottle B in half. Problem is, the tablets look identical so now you cannot tell them apart. How can you safely continue taking your medicine without wasting a single tablet? Write your name and answer on the back

After dispensing one of each, you accidentally mix two tablets up before snapping the one from bottle B in half. Problem is, the tablets look identical so now you cannot tell them apart.

After dispensing one of each, you accidentally mix the tablets up before snapping the B tablet in half. The trouble is, both tablets look identical so now you cannot tell them apart. How can you continue taking your medicine without wasting a single tablet? Write your name and answer on the back

How can you safely continue taking your medicine without wasting a single tablet?

Write your name and answer on the back

Medicine Mix Up

Medicine Mix Up
Your doctor prescribes a course of very expensive medicine. You must take one full tablet of medicine A and half a tablet of medicine B together every night. You must never take a full tablet of medicine B.

Medicine Mix Up
Your doctor prescribes a course of very expensive medicine. You must take one full tablet of medicine A and half a tablet of medicine B together every night. You must never take a full tablet of medicine B.

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Your doctor prescribes a course of very expensive medicine. You must take one full tablet of medicine A and half a tablet of medicine B together every night. You must never take a full tablet of medicine B.

Conundrum 29 Medicine Mix Up | Page 2

ABC Science Online 2010

After dispensing one of each, you accidentally mix two tablets up before snapping the one from bottle B in half. Problem is, the tablets look identical so now you cannot tell them apart.

After dispensing one of each, you accidentally mix two tablets up before snapping the one from bottle B in half. Problem is, the tablets look identical so now you cannot tell them apart. How can you safely continue taking your medicine without wasting a single tablet? Write your name and answer on the back

After dispensing one of each, you accidentally mix two tablets up before snapping the one from bottle B in half. Problem is, the tablets look identical so now you cannot tell them apart. How can you safely continue taking your medicine without wasting a single tablet? Write your name and answer on the back

How can you safely continue taking your medicine without wasting a single tablet?

Write your name and answer on the back