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A medicine is prescribed at 1⁄2 teaspoon for every 35 pounds of body weight. If a person weighed 175 pounds, how much medicine should they take?

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animalsarecute

We need to figure out how many 35's are "inside" a 175.

175/35 = 5

So there are 5  35's "inside" a 175

So 1/2 * 5 = 2.5 teaspoons of medicine.

oliviasozio

Answer:

2.5 teaspoons

Step-by-step explanation

.5 teaspoons/35lbs = x teaspoons/175lbs

x representing our missing variable of how many teaspoons prescribed for someone 175lbs        

Start by dividing 175 by 35

175lbs/35lbs = 5

now you take 5 and multiply it by .5

5 x .5 = 2.5

Meaning 2.5 teaspoons should be taken for an individual who weighs 175lbs

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