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To control an infection, a doctor recommends that a patient who weighs 92 pounds be given 320 milligrams of antibiotic. If the antibiotic is given proportionally according to the patient's weight, how much antibiotic should be given to a patient who weighs 138 pounds?

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Answer:

480 milligrams.

Explanation:

Divide 320 by 92, you get 3.47826087, multiply that by 138 to get your answer (480).

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