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In this clip, we're going to learn how nurses use Algebra in their, in their fields. One
of the simplest things, if you look at the board. For example, a nurse has to do a little
bit of math. Knows how to, needs to know, how to do a little bit of math. For example,
if this, if the doctor prescribes a medicine. 2cc, cubic centimeters of some drug. Of drug
a, whatever it is. For every 5 pounds of weight. Well, first thing the nurse has to find out.
How much the patient weighs? If the patient weighs a 150 pounds. Right? For every 5 pounds,
she has to put in 2cc of medicine. Again, I'm not a doctor or a nurse. So I don't know,
if this is the correct numbers for that. But this is just an example. So the nurse has
to find out, how many sets of five are in 150 pounds. How many is that? there are 30
sets of 5 pounds. O.k. So now she takes that 30 and multiplied by 2. So it gives me, 60cc.
Imagine, if the nurse didn't know math. It gives her 600, probably kill the patient.
Or it gives her 6, doesn't do anything to the patient.