Question

sams dog needs medication. he told the veterinarian that the dog weighs 65 lb. the medicine is measured as 8 mg for each kilogram of the animals mass. how much medicine should be given to sams dog? use 1 lb = 0.45 kg and do not round any computations.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert pounds to kilograms

Since 1 lb = 0.45 kg and the dog weighs 65 lb, the weight of the dog in kilograms is $65\times0.45$ kg.
$65\times0.45 = 29.25$ kg

Step2: Calculate the amount of medicine

The medicine is 8 mg for each kilogram of the animal's mass. So for a 29.25 - kg dog, the amount of medicine is $29.25\times8$ mg.
$29.25\times8=234$ mg

Answer:

234