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A doctor prescribed 250 mg of medication for every 100 pounds of body weight. How many grams of this medication would a 175-pound person receive?

User Shaheen
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Answer:

437 1/2mg

Explanation:


175/100=1(3)/(4)

250*1 3/4= 437 1/2

User Klapshin
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Answer:

0.4375 grams.

Explanation:

So to get mg for a 175 pound person, we do 175/100=1.75 and 1.75*250=437.5 mg.

And 437.5 mg is 0.4375 grams.

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