SOLUTION: if you give 10mL for a 60 pound child, how many mL would you give to a 37 pound child?

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Question 889872: if you give 10mL for a 60 pound child, how many mL would you give to a 37 pound child?
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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None. You can't necessarily dose medicine in a strict ratio. But, for the sake of math, let's pretend.
10:60 as x:37
10%2F60=x%2F37
10 * 37 / 60 = x
370/37 = 6.17 or 61%2F6