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The recommended dosage of a drug for pediatric patients is 200 mg per kilogram of a patient's weight. If John weighs 80 lb, how much of the drug should he receive?
Use the fact that 1 lb =0.45 kg.
John should receive about milligrams of the drug.
(Round to the nearest milligram as needed.)

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John should receive about 7200 milligrams of the drug.The unit conversion given is,1 lb =0.45 kg.

What is weight?

The weight of matter is found as the product of the mass and the gravitational acceleration.

Unit conversion;

1 lb =0.45 kg.

Dosage of a drug =  200 mg / kilogram

John weighs  = 80 lb

1 lb =0.45 kg.

80 lb = 36 kg

According to the weight the drug should he receive is;

Dosage of a drug =  200 mg / kilogram  × 36

Dosage of a drug = 7200 milli gram

Hence, John should receive about 7200 milligrams of the drug.

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