SOLUTION: a certain medicine is prescribed in an amount proportional to a patient's body wieght. if a patient weighing 71 kilograms requires 213 milligrams of this medicine, then amount of m
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Question 69445: a certain medicine is prescribed in an amount proportional to a patient's body wieght. if a patient weighing 71 kilograms requires 213 milligrams of this medicine, then amount of medicine required for a patient weighing 78 kilograms is:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if a patient weighing 71 kilograms requires 213 milligrams of this medicine, then amount of medicine required for a patient weighing 78 kilograms is:
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x/78 = 213/71
x= 78(213/71)
x=234 milligrams
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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