A medication is prescribed at 4.00 mg/kg of body weight. If the patient is given 320. mg of medication, what is that patient's body weight in pounds?

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Truong-Son N.
Feb 5, 2018

Is it not 80 kg?

The medication is prescribed for #"4.00 mg stuff"/"kg body weight"#. If you received #"320. mg"# of stuff, you had better be made of #"80 kg"# of body.

#320. cancel"mg meds" xx ("1 kg body weight")/(4.00 cancel"mg meds")#

#=# #color(blue)"80 kg body weight"#

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