SOLUTION: A doctor prescribes a medication for a 66-pound child. In each dose, the child is to be given 8 milligrams of the medication for every kilogram of the child’s body weight. The me

Question 1195169: A doctor prescribes a medication for a 66-pound child. In each dose, the child is to be given 8 milligrams of the medication for every kilogram of the child’s body weight. The medication is to be given to the child 2 times per day for 5 days. How much medication, in milligrams, should be provided for the entire 5-day treatment plan? (1 kilogram =2.2 pounds)

Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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66 pounds is   = 30 kilograms, the mass of the child in kilograms.


Therefore, the answer to the question is


    8*30*2*5 = 2400 milligrams of medication.

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