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.
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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.
1
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 5 year old child
800mg adult, 233mg child
2
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 11 year old child
250mg adult, 52mg child
3
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 8 year old child
600mg adult, 250mg child
4
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 6 year old child
500mg adult, 187mg child
5
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 7 year old child
1200mg adult,200mg child
6
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 9 year old child
100mg adult, 12.5mg child
7
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen: 6 year old child
600mg adult, 200mg child
8
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 11 year old child
1000mg adult, 600mg child
9
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 8 year old child
500mg adult, 250mg child
10
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 4 year old child
300mg adult, 100mg child
11
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 3 year old child
75mg adult, 12.5mg child
12
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 5 year old child
1200mg adult, 300mg child
13
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 2 year old child
400mg adult, 50mg child
14
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 3 year old child
800mg adult, 200mg child
15
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 3 year old child
250mg adult, 25 child
16
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 5 year old child
600mg adult, 300mg child
17
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 7 year old child
500mg adult, 125mg child
18
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 11 year old child
1200mg adult,400mg child
19
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 5 year old child
100mg adult, 25mg child
20
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen: 7 year old child
600mg adult, 150mg child
21
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 3 year old child
1000mg adult, 167mg child
22
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 9 year old child
500mg adult, 200mg child
23
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 7 year old child
300mg adult, 60mg child
24
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 11 year old child
75mg adult, 25mg child
25
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 4 year old child
1200mg adult, 600mg child
26
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 1 year old child
400mg adult, 80mg child
27
adult dose 200mg ibuprofen; 5 year old child
800mg adult, 400mg child
28
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 11 year old child
250mg adult, 100mg child
29
adult dose 600mg acetaminophen; 7 year old child
600mg adult, 300mg child
30
adult dose 100mg Tamiflu; 3 year old child
500mg adult, 300mg child
31
adult dose 200mg ibuprofen; 7 year old child
1200mg adult,500mg child
32
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 5 year old child
100mg adult, 33mg child
33
adult dose 600mg acetaminophen: 5 year old child
400mg adult, 100mg child
34
adult dose 100mg Tamiflu; 11 year old child
1000mg adult, 400mg child
35
adult dose 200mg ibuprofen; 3 year old child
500mg adult, 167mg child
36
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 3 year old child
225mg adult, 75mg child
37
adult dose 600mg acetaminophen; 3 year old child
150mg adult, 60mg child
38
adult dose 100mg Tamiflu; 5 year old child
1200mg adult, 240mg child
39
adult dose 200mg ibuprofen; 2 year old child
750mg adult, 300mg child
40
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 7 year old child
50mg adult, 30mg child
41
adult dose 800mg amoxicillin; 3 year old child
300mg adult, 75mg child
42
adult dose 600mg acetaminophen; 5 year old child
240mg adult, 60mg child
43
adult dose 200mg Tamiflu; 3 year old child
960mg adult, 240mg child
44
adult dose 600mg ibuprofen; 2 year old child
900mg adult, 300mg child
45
adult dose 300mg amoxicillin; 11 year old child
120mg adult, 30mg child
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
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