A doctor prescribed 24 cubic centimeters of a certain drug to a patient whose body weight was 120 pounds. If the typical dosage is 2 cubic centimeters per 15 pounds of the body weight, by what percent was the prescribed dosage greater than the typical dosage?  Choices.
A) 8%	B) 9%	C) 50%	D) 12.5%	E) 14.8%
Typical dosage per 15 pound of the body weight = 2 c.c   Typical dosage per 120 pound of the body weight = 2 *(120/15)   = 2 * 8= 
<gadget id="calculator">2 * 8</gadget>
<output>16</output>
16 c.c   12.5%osage prescribed by doctor for 120 pound patient= 24 c.c   % prescribed dosage greater than the typical dosage = (24-16/16) *100%   =(8/16) *100= 
<gadget id="calculator">(8/16) *100</gadget>
<output>50</output>
50%   Answer 12.5%
<result>D</result>
A doctor prescribed 24 cubic centimeters of a certain drug to a patient whose body weight was 120 pounds. If the typical dosage is 2 cubic centimeters per 15 pounds of the body weight, by what percent was the prescribed dosage greater than the typical dosage?