A pill contains 200 mg of medication If a doctor recommends that a child should only take 120 mg of the medication at a time, what fraction of the pill must the child take?

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Shwetank Mauria
Sep 27, 2016

Child must take is #3/5# of the pill

Explanation:

A pill contains #200# mg of medication,

Doctor recommends that a child should only take #120# mg of the medication at a time

Hence fraction of the pill child must take is #120/200#

= #(20xx2xx3)/(20xx2xx5)#

= #(cancel20xxcancel2xx3)/(cancel20xxcancel2xx5)#

= #3/5#

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