+449 A medicine is given according to a patient's weight. For every sixty pounds a person weighs, 3 milliliters of medicine can be given each day. The table below shows the amounts of medicine that can be given each day to patients up to 240 pounds.
| w, weight in pounds | 0 | 60 | 120 | 180 | 240 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m, mL of medicine | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
Which equation represents the relationship between w, a patient's weight in pounds and m the amount of medicine allowed each day?
+4 It is the first one. The mL is half of the persons weight so dividing it by 20 is the most logical way.
+4 It is the first one. The mL is half of the persons weight so dividing it by 20 is the most logical way.
