A pediatrician prescribes the antibiotic amoxicillin to treat a child suffering from an ear infection. The prescribed dose is to be 72.1 mg of drug per kilogram patient body mass per day. The drug is to be administered twice each day in the form of a liquid containing 126.0 mg amoxicillin per milliliter.

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A pediatrician prescribes the antibiotic amoxicillin to treat a child suffering from an ear infection.  The prescribed dose is to be 72.1 mg of drug per kilogram patient body mass per day.  The drug is to be administered twice each day in the form of a liquid containing 126.0 mg amoxicillin per milliliter.

If the child weighs 35.01 pounds, how many milliliters of the liquid should be administered in each dose?

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Anonymous · Answer

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