A child weighs 30 kg. The prescription is 10mg per pound. The liquid medication is 0.6 grams per mL of solution. How many mL?
First, we need to convert the child's weight from kilograms to pounds.
1 kg is equal to 2.20462 pounds, so the child's weight in pounds is 30 kg x 2.20462 = 66.1386 pounds.
The prescription is 10 mg per pound, so the total dosage for the child would be 10 mg x 66.1386 = 661.386 mg.
Next, we need to convert the medication dosage from mg to grams. Since 1 mg is equal to 0.001 grams, the prescription is 661.386 mg x 0.001 = 0.661386 grams.
Finally, we need to calculate how many mL of the solution the child needs. Since the solution is 0.6 grams per mL, the child needs 0.661386 grams / 0.6 = 1.10 mL of the liquid medication solution.
Therefore, the child needs 1.10 mL of the liquid medication solution.