Lucy's dog needs medication. She told the veterinarian that the dog weighs 25 lb. The medicine is measured as 12 mg for each kilogram of the animal's mass. How much medicine should be given to Lucy's dog?
Use =1lb0.45kg and do not round any computations.
To determine how much medicine should be given to Lucy's dog, we need to convert the dog's weight from pounds to kilograms.
Given:
Dog's weight = 25 lb
Conversion factor: 1 lb = 0.45 kg
To convert 25 lb to kg, we can multiply the weight in pounds by the conversion factor:
Weight in kg = 25 lb * 0.45 kg/lb
Weight in kg = 11.25 kg
Now that we have the dog's weight in kilograms, we can calculate the amount of medicine needed based on the medication dosage of 12 mg per kilogram of the animal's mass.
Medicine dosage = 12 mg/kg
Weight in kg = 11.25 kg
To find the amount of medicine to be given, we can multiply the medicine dosage by the animal's weight:
Medicine needed = 12 mg/kg * 11.25 kg
Medicine needed = 135 mg
Therefore, Lucy's dog should be given 135 mg of medicine.
To find out how much medicine Lucy's dog should be given, we need to convert the weight of the dog from pounds to kilograms.
Given that 1 lb = 0.45 kg, we can calculate the dog's weight in kilograms:
Weight in kilograms = 25 lb * 0.45 kg/lb = 11.25 kg
Now that we know the weight of the dog in kilograms, we can calculate the amount of medicine needed.
The medicine dosage is 12 mg for each kilogram of the animal's mass.
So, the total amount of medicine needed is:
Medicine dosage = 12 mg/kg * 11.25 kg = 135 mg
Therefore, Lucy's dog should be given 135 mg of medicine.
25 lb * .45 kg = ?
? * 12 mg = ??
You do the math.