yvettadth yvettadth
  • 01-04-2018
  • Mathematics
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A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. Suppose a patient weighing 116 pounds requires 126 milligrams of medicine. What is the amount of medicine required by a patient weighing 174 pounds?

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lolz4 lolz4
  • 02-04-2018
You would make a proportion
116/126=174/x
Then cross multiply
116x=21924
Divide
189 milligrams of medicine
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debrapaquin debrapaquin
  • 02-04-2018
116/126 = 174/x
116x=2194
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