Question

The number of milligrams of a certain medicine a veterinarian gives to a dog varies directly with the weight of the dog. If the veterinarian gives a 30-pound dog milligram of the medicine, which equation relates the weight, w, and the dosage, d?

Answer 1

a

Explanation:

right on edge

Answer 2

If you would like to know which equation relates the weight and the dosage, you can find this using the following steps:

30-pound dog ... 1 milligram of the medicine
w pound dog ... d milligram of the medicine

30 * d = 1 * w
30 * d = w

The correct result would be 30 * d = w.