Weight and Dosage Conversion Problems

The video tutorial guides viewers through solving a word problem involving medication dosage. It starts by identifying the problem and given information, including the patient's weight and dosage requirements. The tutorial explains necessary conversions from pounds to kilograms and milligrams to grams. It then demonstrates the step-by-step process of converting units and performing calculations to find the required medication dosage in grams. The video concludes with encouragement to persist through challenges.

What is the initial problem that needs to be solved?

• Finding the patient's weight

• Determining the patient's height

• Calculating the dosage in grams

• Converting grams to milligrams

What is the patient's weight given in?

• Kilograms

• Grams

• Milligrams

• Pounds

What is the dosage of medication per kilogram?

• 2.2 mg

• 1 g

• 160 mg

• 55 mg

What conversion factor is used to convert pounds to kilograms?

• 1 kg = 1 lb

• 1 kg = 2.2 lb

• 1 lb = 2.2 kg

• 1 lb = 1 kg

How many milligrams are in one gram?

• 1,000 mg

• 10 mg

• 500 mg

• 100 mg

What is the first step in setting up the conversion process?

• Convert grams to milligrams

• Write the weight as a fraction

• Multiply the dosage by 2

• Add the weight and dosage

Why do we need to convert pounds to kilograms first?

• Because the dosage is given in kilograms

• To simplify the calculation

• To match the patient's height

• To convert directly to grams

What happens to the units of pounds during the conversion process?

• They are multiplied

• They remain unchanged

• They are added

• They cancel out

What is the next step after converting pounds to kilograms?

• Convert kilograms to grams

• Convert kilograms to milligrams

• Convert milligrams to grams

• Convert grams to kilograms

What is the final unit we need to find in this problem?

• Grams

• Milligrams

• Kilograms

• Pounds