Asked by jessica
A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient’s body weight. Suppose that a patient weighing 100 pounds requires 125 milligrams of medicine. What is the weight of a patient who requires 200 milligrams of this medicine?
I am totally lost on how to work this problem. Someone please help!
I am totally lost on how to work this problem. Someone please help!
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Answered by
Ms. Sue
Use a proportion, cross multiply, and solve for x.
100/125 = x/200
100/125 = x/200
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