a dose of asprin of 5.0mg per kilogram of body weight has been prescribed to reduce the fever of an infant weighing 8.5 pounds. Calculate the number of milligrams of asprin that should be administered.

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To calculate the number of milligrams of aspirin that should be administered, we need to convert the infant's weight from pounds to kilograms using the following conversion:

1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms

The infant weighs 8.5 pounds, so the weight in kilograms would be:

8.5 pounds * 0.4536 kilograms/pound = 3.8556 kilograms (rounded to four decimal places)

Now we can calculate the dosage of aspirin:

Dosage of aspirin = Weight in kilograms * Dose per kilogram

Dosage of aspirin = 3.8556 kilograms * 5.0 mg/kg

Dosage of aspirin = 19.278 mg (rounded to three decimal places)

Therefore, approximately 19.278 milligrams of aspirin should be administered to the infant.