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medicine is administered at a rate of 6.5 mg per kilograms of body weight. how much should be administered to a child who weighs 50 kilograms?
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[tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccll}
\stackrel{mg}{medicine}&\stackrel{kg}{weight}\\
\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\
6.5&1\\
x&50
\end{array}\implies \cfrac{6.5}{x}=\cfrac{1}{50}\implies \cfrac{6.5\cdot 50}{1}=x\implies 325=x[/tex]