Question

3. A doctor orders 120 milligrams of medication to be given to a patient. If 0.5milliliters of liquid contains 30 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters shouldbe given to the patient?

Answer 1

Given

order: 120 mg of medication

0.5 ml contains 30 mg

Procedure

$\begin{gathered} 120\text{ mg}\cdot\frac{0.5ml}{30mg} \\ 2\text{ ml} \end{gathered}$

The patient should be given 2 ml of medication.