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What you'll learn to do: Solve proportions and their applications<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_11719\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"A<\/a> Calculating the correct amount of anesthesia for a surgery requires using proportions.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nDr. Roberts is an anesthesiologist. When a patient undergoes surgery, she has to\u00a0calculate the right dose of anesthesia to administer to keep the patient\u00a0unconscious for the duration of the surgery. The amount of anesthesia is usually proportional to\u00a0the person's weight. A\u00a0125-pound person undergoing surgery for 3 hours will need a different amount of anesthesia than a 225-pound person undergoing surgery for 3 hours.\u00a0Dr. Roberts must carefully calculate proportions in order to make sure her patients receive the correct amounts of anesthesia for their surgeries.\u00a0In this section, you'll\u00a0learn how to solve proportions\u00a0and apply percents to equations\u00a0including proportions.\r\n

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Dr. Roberts is an anesthesiologist. When a patient undergoes surgery, she has to\u00a0calculate the right dose of anesthesia to administer to keep the patient\u00a0unconscious for the duration of the surgery. The amount of anesthesia is usually proportional to\u00a0the person’s weight. A\u00a0125-pound person undergoing surgery for 3 hours will need a different amount of anesthesia than a 225-pound person undergoing surgery for 3 hours.\u00a0Dr. Roberts must carefully calculate proportions in order to make sure her patients receive the correct amounts of anesthesia for their surgeries.\u00a0In this section, you’ll\u00a0learn how to solve proportions\u00a0and apply percents to equations\u00a0including proportions.<\/p>\n

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