Question

Hey certain medicine is giving in an amount proportional to a patient’s body weight suppose a patient weighing 132 pounds equal 143 mg of medicine what is the amount of medicine required by the patient waiting 156 pounds

Answer 1

if the medicine is proportional to the pateints body weight,

lets say x= the amount of medicine required by the person who weights 156 lbs

x=(156*143)/132=169

the person who weights 156 lbs needs 169 mg of medicine