A prescription calls for 70 mcg per day of levothyroxine (Synthroid) to combat hypothyroidism. If your pharmacist only has the 137 mcg tablets available, how many tablets should you take a day? Express your answer in tablets per day to one significant figure.

A prescription calls for 70 mcg per day of levothyroxine (Synthroid) to combat hypothyroidism. If your pharmacist only has the 137 mcg tablets available, how many tablets should you take a day? Express your answer in tablets per day to one significant figure.

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A prescription calls for 70 mcg per day of levothyroxine (Synthroid) to combat hypothyroidism. If your pharmacist only has the 137 mcg tablets available, how many tablets should you take a day?

Express your answer in tablets per day to one significant figure.

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