Question

a veterinarian prescribed sunny, a 65 lb dog, an antibacterial medicine in case an infection emerges after her teeth were cleaned. if the dosage is 5 mg for every pound, how much medicice was sunny given ?

Answer 1

Sunny was given 5*65=325 mg of antibacterial medicine

Explanation:

This is a simple proportion problem. We have the dosage and the weight of the dog

Sunny is a 65 lb dog. The antibacterial medicine must be applied with a dosage of 5 mg for every pound the dog weighs

So, the dog was given 5*65=325 mg of antibacterial medicine