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The nurse is instructing a new mother on the amount and frequency of bottle-feeding for her newborn. The mother plans to use formula that is available in 6-ounce cans. If the infant ingests 25 m L for each of 8 feedings per day, how many cans of formula should the mother have available for a week? (Round to the nearest whole number.)


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Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set; or in functions, the set of all possible output values.

\(g ( x )\)

A function notation similar to \(f ( x )\), where \(g\) represents another function with the variable \(x\).

Thermostat

A device used to maintain the temperature of a system at a desired set point by regulating the flow of heat energy.

Degrees Fahrenheit

A temperature scale where water's freezing point is at 32 degrees and its boiling point is at 212 degrees, given standard atmospheric conditions.

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