Question

denefor is prescribed for a 112 pound dog at 4.25 mg per kilogram of a body weight (1kg=2.205lb). What is the weight of a dog in kg

Answer 1

From the question we have been given the rate of conversion from kilograms to pounds, which is;

Therefore, for a dog that weighs 112 pounds, the weight in kilograms shall be calculated as follows;

This means the dog's weight in kilograms would be approximately 50.79 kilograms.

The prescription indicates 4.25 mg per kilogram of body weight. Hence, for a dog that weighs 50.79 kg, the dosage would be;

Next, if Denefor is available in 200ml/5mL, and the dog requires a total of 215.86 mg, then the prescription in mL would be;

`\begin{gathered} 200ml=5ml \\ \text{Therefore for a 215.86 ml prescription;} \\ 200ml+((15.86)/(200))ml=5ml+y \\ 200ml+0.0793ml=5ml+y \\ \text{Where y}=0.0793 \\ 215.86ml=5.0793ml \\ \text{Rounded to 2 decimal places} \\ 215.86ml=5.08ml \end{gathered}`

This means the dog whose body weight is 112lb/50.79kg would be given 5.08ml of Denefor.

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