On the advice of his physician, a patient purchases a bottle of over-the-counter cough syrup to treat the cough associated with his cold. The bottle contains 16 tablespoons (tbsp) of medication, and 1 dose of the medication is 1 ½ tbsp. After the patient takes 3 doses of the medication, how many tablespoons of medication are left in the bottle?

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On the advice of his physician, a patient purchases a bottle of over-the-counter cough syrup to treat the cough associated with his cold. The bottle contains 16 tablespoons (tbsp) of medication, and 1 dose of the medication is 1 &frac12; tbsp. After the patient takes 3 doses of the medication, how many tablespoons of medication are left in the bottle?

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11 ½ tbsp

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