SOLUTION: A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. Suppose a patient weighing 132 pounds requires 143 milligrams of medicine. What is the amount of m

Question 1033533: A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. Suppose a patient weighing 132 pounds requires 143 milligrams of medicine. What is the amount of medicine required by a patient weighing 156 pounds?
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Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(143/132)*165 = 178.75
or you can do this:
(165*143)/132 = 178.75
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. Suppose a patient weighing 132 pounds requires 143 milligrams of medicine. What is the amount of medicine required by a patient weighing 156 pounds?

A 156-lb patient requires

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