SOLUTION: A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. Suppose a patient weighing 172 pounds requires 258 milligrams of medicine. What is the weight of a
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Question 323199: A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. Suppose a patient weighing 172 pounds requires 258 milligrams of medicine. What is the weight of a patient who requires 165 milligrams of medicine?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
172/258=X/165
258X=172*165
258X=28,380
X=28,380/258
X=110 POUNDS.
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