Question

A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. Suppose a patient weighing 153 pounds

Answer 1

The amount of medicine required by a patient weighing 102 pounds is 166 milligrams

What is the amount of medicine required per pound of weight?

The amount of medicine required per pound of weight can be determined as the total milligrams of medicine required by the patent divided by the weight of the patient

medicine required per pound of weight=249/153

medicine required per pound of weight=1.62745098 milligrams/pound

1 pound of weight==1.62745098 milligrams

102 pounds of weights=1.62745098 milligrams*102

102 pounds of weights=166 milligrams

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