Dosage Calculation: Dosage by Weight
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A child weighs 22 kg. The prescribed medication is 8 mg/kg. How much will you administer?
**Workings**:
8 mg x 22 kg = 176 mg
✔✔ 176 mg
A 15 kg child requires a dosage of 12 mg/kg. What is the total dosage to be administered?
**Workings**:
12 mg x 15 kg = 180 mg
✔✔ 180 mg
The doctor orders 5 mg/kg of a drug for a child weighing 18 kg. How many milligrams will you
give?
**Workings**:
5 mg x 18 kg = 90 mg
✔✔ 90 mg
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,A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed a medication at 20 mg/kg. How much should be
administered?
**Workings**:
20 mg x 10 kg = 200 mg
✔✔ 200 mg
A pediatric client weighs 28 kg and the doctor prescribes 6 mg/kg of medication. What is the
total dose?
**Workings**:
6 mg x 28 kg = 168 mg
✔✔ 168 mg
A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed 10 mg/kg of a medication. What is the total dosage?
**Workings**:
10 mg x 16 kg = 160 mg
✔✔ 160 mg
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, The prescribed dosage is 7 mg/kg. A child weighs 13 kg. How much medication should be
given?
**Workings**:
7 mg x 13 kg = 91 mg
✔✔ 91 mg
A 24 kg child is prescribed 3 mg/kg of medication. How many milligrams will you administer?
**Workings**:
3 mg x 24 kg = 72 mg
✔✔ 72 mg
The doctor orders 9 mg/kg for a child weighing 14 kg. How much is required?
**Workings**:
9 mg x 14 kg = 126 mg
✔✔ 126 mg
A child weighs 12 kg. The doctor orders 11 mg/kg of a medication. How many milligrams will
you administer?
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A child weighs 22 kg. The prescribed medication is 8 mg/kg. How much will you administer?
**Workings**:
8 mg x 22 kg = 176 mg
✔✔ 176 mg
A 15 kg child requires a dosage of 12 mg/kg. What is the total dosage to be administered?
**Workings**:
12 mg x 15 kg = 180 mg
✔✔ 180 mg
The doctor orders 5 mg/kg of a drug for a child weighing 18 kg. How many milligrams will you
give?
**Workings**:
5 mg x 18 kg = 90 mg
✔✔ 90 mg
1
,A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed a medication at 20 mg/kg. How much should be
administered?
**Workings**:
20 mg x 10 kg = 200 mg
✔✔ 200 mg
A pediatric client weighs 28 kg and the doctor prescribes 6 mg/kg of medication. What is the
total dose?
**Workings**:
6 mg x 28 kg = 168 mg
✔✔ 168 mg
A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed 10 mg/kg of a medication. What is the total dosage?
**Workings**:
10 mg x 16 kg = 160 mg
✔✔ 160 mg
2
, The prescribed dosage is 7 mg/kg. A child weighs 13 kg. How much medication should be
given?
**Workings**:
7 mg x 13 kg = 91 mg
✔✔ 91 mg
A 24 kg child is prescribed 3 mg/kg of medication. How many milligrams will you administer?
**Workings**:
3 mg x 24 kg = 72 mg
✔✔ 72 mg
The doctor orders 9 mg/kg for a child weighing 14 kg. How much is required?
**Workings**:
9 mg x 14 kg = 126 mg
✔✔ 126 mg
A child weighs 12 kg. The doctor orders 11 mg/kg of a medication. How many milligrams will
you administer?
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