document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391130>Question 391130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cowling’s rule is another method for determining the dosage of a drug to prescribe to a child. For this rule, the formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                     d=D(a+1)/24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "gives the child’s dosage d, where D is the adult dosage and a is the age of the child in years. If the adult dosage of a drug is 600 milligrams and a doctor uses this formula to determine that a child’s dosage is 200 milligrams, then how old is the child?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277435 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277435\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cowling’s rule is another method for determining the dosage of a drug to prescribe to a child. For this rule, the formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                     d=D(a+1)/24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "gives the child’s dosage d, where D is the adult dosage and a is the age of the child in years. If the adult dosage of a drug is 600 milligrams and a doctor uses this formula to determine that a child’s dosage is 200 milligrams, then how old is the child?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=D(a+1)/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D= 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200=600(a+1)/24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=7 the child's age<BR>\n" );
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