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A nurse has a patient's prescription for ciclosporin of 10mg/kg, it means, 10 milligrams of ciclosporin for each kilogram of the patient's weight.

If the child’s weight is 26.4 pounds, how many milligrams of ciclosporin must the nurse give to the child?

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Answer:

119.75mg

Explanation:

Convert pounds to kg and then multiply by 10 and round to the nearest tenth

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