1MA0 Higher June 2012 Paper 1 Q5

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You can work out the amount of medicine, \(c\) m\(l\), to give to a child by using the formula

\[c = \frac{ma}{150}\]

\(m\) is the age of the child, in months.
\(a\) is an adult dose, in m\(l\).

A child is 30 months old.
An adult’s dose is 40 m\(l\).

Work out the amount of medicine you can give to the child. (2)