OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications · Try It 12 · Algebra · Ratio, proportion & variation

Solve Proportions and their Applications · Try It 12

For every $1$ kilogram (kg) of a child’s weight, pediatricians prescribe $15$ milligrams (mg) of a fever reducer. If Isabella weighs $12$ kg, how many milligrams of the fever reducer will the pediatrician prescribe?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications · Try It 12

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