Question

A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. Suppose a patient weighing 150 pound requires 144 milligrams of medicine. what is the weight of a patient who requires 174.72 milligrams of medicine

Answer 1

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Answer:

182 lbs

Explanation:

You can write the proportion for the required patient weight (w) as ...

weight/medicine = w/(174.72 mg) = (150 lb)/(144 mg)

w = (150 lb)(174.72/144) . . . . . multiply by 174.72 mg

w ≈ 182 lb

The patient's weight is 182 pounds.