Answer to Question #25033 in Organic Chemistry for jennifer

Question

An intramuscular medication is given at 5.10 of body weight. If you give 405 of medication to a patient, what is the patient's weight in pounds?

Answer 1

5.10 means 5.10 mg of meds per 1 kg of humansbody.

The dose of medication that was prescribed by a doctor is 405. Weight
of the patient in this case is next:

m = 405/ 5.10=79.41 kg

79.41 kg = 175.07 pounds.