College Algebra (Collegiate Math)
College Algebra (Collegiate Math)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780077836344
Author: Julie Miller, Donna Gerken
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.7, Problem 29PE

(a)

To determine

To calculate: The amount of medicine that needs to be prescribed to a 50lb child if 180 mg of a medicine is prescribed to a 40lb child and the amount of medicine varies directly with the weight of the child.

(b)

To determine

To calculate: The amount of medicine that needs to be prescribed to a 60lb child if 180 mg of a medicine is prescribed to a 40lb child and the amount of medicine varies directly with the weight of the child.

(c)

To determine

To calculate: The amount of medicine that needs to be prescribed to a 70lb child if 180 mg of a medicine is prescribed to a 40lb child and the amount of medicine varies directly with the weight of the child.

(d)

To determine

To calculate: The weight of the child when 135 mg of medicine is used if 180 mg of a medicine is prescribed to a 40lb child and the amount of medicine varies directly with the weight of the child.

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