Math 221 Intro to Algebra Week 2 DQ 1
Formulas |
Read the following instructions in order to complete this discussion, and review the example of how to complete the math required for this assignment:
- Read about Cowling’s Rule for child sized doses of medication (number 92 on page 119 of Elementary and Intermediate Algebra).
· Cowling’s rule. Cowling’s rule is another function for determining the child’s dosage of a drug. For this rule, the formula expresses the child’s dosage d as a function of the adult dosage D and the child’s age a.
SOLVE:
a) |
If a doctor prescribes 1000 milligrams of acetaminophen for an adult, then how many milligrams would she prescribe for an eight-year-old child using Cowling’s rule? |
b) |
If a doctor uses Cowling’s rule to prescribe 200 milligrams of a drug to a child when she would prescribe 600 milligrams to an adult, then how old is the child? |
- Solve parts (a) and (b) of the problem using the following details indicated for your assigned number:
If your assigned number is |
For part (a) of problem 92 use this information to calculate the child’s dose. |
For part (b) of problem 92 use this information to calculate the child’s age. |
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1 |
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 5 year old child |
800mg adult, 233mg child |
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2 |
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 11 year old child |
250mg adult, 52mg child |
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3 |
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 8 year old child |
600mg adult, 250mg child |
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4 |
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 6 year old child |
500mg adult, 187mg child |
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5 |
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 7 year old child |
1200mg adult,200mg child |
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6 |
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 9 year old child |
100mg adult, 12.5mg child |
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7 |
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen: 6 year old child |
600mg adult, 200mg child |
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8 |
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 11 year old child |
1000mg adult, 600mg child |
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9 |
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 8 year old child |
500mg adult, 250mg child |
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10 |
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 4 year old child |
300mg adult, 100mg child |
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11 |
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 3 year old child |
75mg adult, 12.5mg child |
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12 |
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 5 year old child |
1200mg adult, 300mg child |
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13 |
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 2 year old child |
400mg adult, 50mg child |
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14 |
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 3 year old child |
800mg adult, 200mg child |
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15 |
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 3 year old child |
250mg adult, 25 child |
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16 |
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 5 year old child |
600mg adult, 300mg child |
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17 |
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 7 year old child |
500mg adult, 125mg child |
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18 |
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 11 year old child |
1200mg adult,400mg child |
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19 |
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 5 year old child |
100mg adult, 25mg child |
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20 |
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen: 7 year old child |
600mg adult, 150mg child |
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21 |
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 3 year old child |
1000mg adult, 167mg child |
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22 |
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 9 year old child |
500mg adult, 200mg child |
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23 |
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 7 year old child |
300mg adult, 60mg child |
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24 |
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 11 year old child |
75mg adult, 25mg child |
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25 |
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 4 year old child |
1200mg adult, 600mg child |
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26 |
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 1 year old child |
400mg adult, 80mg child |
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27 |
adult dose 200mg ibuprofen; 5 year old child |
800mg adult, 400mg child |
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28 |
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 11 year old child |
250mg adult, 100mg child |
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29 |
adult dose 600mg acetaminophen; 7 year old child |
600mg adult, 300mg child |
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30 |
adult dose 100mg Tamiflu; 3 year old child |
500mg adult, 300mg child |
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31 |
adult dose 200mg ibuprofen; 7 year old child |
1200mg adult,500mg child |
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32 |
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 5 year old child |
100mg adult, 33mg child |
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33 |
adult dose 600mg acetaminophen: 5 year old child |
400mg adult, 100mg child |
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34 |
adult dose 100mg Tamiflu; 11 year old child |
1000mg adult, 400mg child |
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35 |
adult dose 200mg ibuprofen; 3 year old child |
500mg adult, 167mg child |
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36 |
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 3 year old child |
225mg adult, 75mg child |
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37 |
adult dose 600mg acetaminophen; 3 year old child |
150mg adult, 60mg child |
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38 |
adult dose 100mg Tamiflu; 5 year old child |
1200mg adult, 240mg child |
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39 |
adult dose 200mg ibuprofen; 2 year old child |
750mg adult, 300mg child |
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40 |
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 7 year old child |
50mg adult, 30mg child |
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41 |
adult dose 800mg amoxicillin; 3 year old child |
300mg adult, 75mg child |
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42 |
adult dose 600mg acetaminophen; 5 year old child |
240mg adult, 60mg child |
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43 |
adult dose 200mg Tamiflu; 3 year old child |
960mg adult, 240mg child |
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44 |
adult dose 600mg ibuprofen; 2 year old child |
900mg adult, 300mg child |
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45 |
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 11 year old child |
120mg adult, 30mg child |
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- Explain what the variables in the formula represent and show all steps in the computations.
- Incorporate the following five math vocabulary words into your discussion. Use bold font to emphasize the words in your writing (Do not write definitions for the words; use them appropriately in sentences describing your math work.):
- Literal equation
- Formula
- Solve
- Substitute
- Conditional equation
- also i have attached the question just in case you can view.