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Chloroquine is used to treat malaria. Studies have shown that one dose for a 12 kg child is 3.5 mg/kg of body weight and that 4 doses should be taken per day. How many milligrams of this drug should be
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Chloroquine is used to treat malaria. Studies have shown that one dose for a 12 kg child is 3.5 mg/kg of body weight and that 4 doses should be taken per day. How many milligrams of this drug should be given in one day?

Round your answer to the correct number of sig figs.

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Answer: 100 milligrams per dose

10 mg per kg. The drug of ten kilos so you do

10 mg * 10 kg = 100 mg per dose

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