Try It 7.88: Solving a Proportion Application for a Fever Reducer
Apply the proportion-solving strategy to calculate pediatric medication dosage based on a child's weight.
Problem: For every kilogram (kg) of a child’s weight, pediatricians prescribe milligrams (mg) of a fever reducer. If Isabella weighs kg, how many milligrams of the fever reducer will the pediatrician prescribe?
- Identify what to find and assign a variable: How many mg of the fever reducer should be prescribed? Let = mg of fever reducer.
- Translate into a proportion, ensuring units are consistent on both sides (milligrams over kilograms):
- Solve the proportion by multiplying both sides by to clear the denominator:
- Answer: The pediatrician will prescribe milligrams of the fever reducer for Isabella.
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As a medical assistant trainee in a pediatric clinic, you are learning how to calculate the correct dosage of a fever reducer based on a patient's weight. Arrange the standard steps of the proportion-solving strategy in the correct order to determine the medication dosage.
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