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Patient A receives 3 times the amount of certain medicine as Patient B. The two doses add to 200 milligrams. What amount of the medicine does each patient receive?

User WhoKnows
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Patient A = 3b
Patient B = b

3b + b = 200
4b = 200
b = 50
3 (50) = 150
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