Label instruction for an antibiotic dry powder for oral suspension direct the pharmacist to add 95 mL of sterile water for injection (SWFI) to the powder to obtain 100 mL of a suspension containing 250 mg of antibiotic in each 5 mL prepared. If the correct dose of the antibiotic is 6 m(g)/(k)g of body weight, how many milliliters of SWFI should be used to dilute the dry powder to obtain the recommended dose in each teaspoonful for a 55-lb child? Round answer to the nearest whole number if needed.
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