SOLUTION: When Ibuprofen is given for fever to children 6 months of age up to 2 years, the usual dose is 5 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight when the fever is under 102.5 degr

Question 1082776: When Ibuprofen is given for fever to children 6 months of age up to 2 years, the usual dose is 5 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight when the fever is under 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit. How much medicine would be usual dose for a 18 month old weighing 23 pounds?

milligrams
Round your answer to the nearest milligram.
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, josmiceli:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The child is in the given age category of mnths to years so you do not need to worry any more about its age.

(I looked that up on the net)
so

for each of those is given:

convert to milliliter:
There are in a

so,

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 pound (lb) is equal to 0.45359237 kg
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[ 23 pounds ] x [ kg/pound ] = [ kg ]
and
[ 5 mg/kg ] x [ kg ] = [ dose in mg ]
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kg
and
mg
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The usual dose for a 18 month
old weighing 23 pounds is 52.163 mg
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