Question

104 pounds requires 156 milligrams of medicine what is the weight of a patient who requires 207 milligrams of medicine

Answer 1

138 pounds

Explanation:

Let the required weight of the patient be x pounds.

We have that,

156 milligrams of medicine is required for a patient weighing 104 pounds.

Then, 207 milligrams of medicine will be required for a patient having weight as shown below,

Weight of the patient =
`(104 * 207)/(156)`

i.e. x =
`(21528)/(156)`

i.e. x =
`138`

Hence, the patient needing 207 milligrams of medicine will have the weight 138 pounds.