document.write( "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: \n" ); document.write( "
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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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\n" ); document.write( "x/78 = 213/71
\n" ); document.write( "x= 78(213/71)
\n" ); document.write( "x=234 milligrams
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