Acertain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight. suppose a patient weighing 153 pounds requires 249 milligrams of medicine. what is the amount of medicine required by a patient weighing 102 pounds?

166 milligrams

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Given : A certain medicine is given in an amount proportional to a patient's body weight.

A patient weighing 153 pounds requires 249 milligrams of medicine.

Let x be the amount of medicine required by a patient weighing 102 pounds, then we have the following equation:-

Hence, the amount of medicine required by a patient weighing 102 pounds = 166 milligrams.

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