The dosage of a certain medication is 1/4 ounce for every 50 pounds of body weight. How many ounces of this medication are required for a person who weighs 175 pounds?
dosage/.25oz = 175/50
solving it with proportions.
dosage= .25* (175/50)
175 / 50 = 3.5
3.5 * 0.25 = 0.875 = 7/8 ounce.
To determine the amount of medication required for a person who weighs 175 pounds, we need to use the given dosage of 1/4 ounce for every 50 pounds of body weight.
First, let's calculate how many units of 50 pounds are in 175 pounds:
175 pounds ÷ 50 pounds = 3.5
So, the person weighs 3.5 units of 50 pounds.
Next, we need to find the total amount of medication required. Since the dosage is 1/4 ounce per unit of 50 pounds, we multiply the number of units by the dosage:
3.5 units × 1/4 ounce = 3.5/4 ounce
Therefore, a person who weighs 175 pounds would require 3.5/4 ounce of this medication.
To find out the number of ounces of medication required for a person weighing 175 pounds, we can use the given dosage information. The dosage is 1/4 ounce for every 50 pounds of body weight.
First, we need to determine how many 50-pound intervals the person's weight falls into. We can do this by dividing the person's weight by 50:
175 pounds ÷ 50 pounds = 3.5 intervals
So, the person's weight falls into 3.5 intervals.
Next, we need to calculate how much medication is required for each interval. Since the dosage is 1/4 ounce for every 50 pounds, we can multiply the dosage by the number of intervals:
1/4 ounce/interval × 3.5 intervals = 0.875 ounce
Therefore, for a person weighing 175 pounds, we would require 0.875 ounces of the medication.