Question

a physician ordered 60 mg of medication. in stock is a vial of the medication with a dosage strength of 100 mg/cc. how many cubic centimeters of the in - stock medication should be administered? 1. 6 cc 2. 1.67 cc 3. 60 cc 4. 0.6 cc

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let $x$ be the volume in cc. We have the proportion $\frac{60\ mg}{x\ cc}=\frac{100\ mg}{1\ cc}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply and solve for $x$

$100x = 60\times1$, so $x=\frac{60}{100}=0.6$ cc.

Answer:

D. 0.6 cc