Question

a. At a pharmacy, a parent asks a pharmacist why her child needs such a smaller dosage of a certain medicine. The pharmacist explains that a general formula may be used to estimate a child's dosage of certain medicines. The formula is as follows: (child's weight in kilograms)x adult dose Child's dose = 67.5 kg What is the amount of medicine you would give a 60-lb child if the adult dosage of the medicine is 70 mg? b. At what weight, in pounds, would the child receive an adult dose?

Answer 1

Answer: 28.23 dosage for child

Step-by-step explanation:

60 lbs = 27.22 kg

27.22 ÷ 67.5 = 0.403

0.403 × 70 = 28.33