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Read about Cowling’s Rule for child sized doses of medication (Cowling’s rule. Cowling’s rule is another function for determining the child’s dosage of a drug. For this rule, the formula is d=D(a+1)/24
expresses the child’s dosage d as a function of the adult dosage D and the child’s age a.
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 the first letter of your last name:
If your last name starts with letter
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.
A or Z adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 5 year old child
800mg adult, 233mg child
C or X
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 11 year old child
250mg adult, 52mg child
E or V
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 8 year old child
600mg adult, 250mg child
G or T
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 6 year old child
500mg adult, 187mg child
I or R
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 7 year old child
1200mg adult,200mg child
K or P
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 9 year old child
100mg adult, 12.5mg child
M or N
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen: 6 year old child
600mg adult, 200mg child
O or L
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 11 year old child
1000mg adult, 600g child
Q or J
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 8 year old child
500mg adult, 250mg child
S or H
adult dose 500mg amoxicillin; 4 year old child
300mg adult, 100mg child
U or F
adult dose 1000mg acetaminophen; 3 year old child
75mg adult, 12.5mg child
W or D
adult dose 75mg Tamiflu; 5 year old child
1200mg adult, 300mg child
Y or B
adult dose 400mg ibuprofen; 2 year old child
400mg adult, 50mg 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