Dear Decision Makers,

This is Stevie. Stevie tangled with an insect (we think) and got a big bump on his chin. My wife decided to give him liquid Benadryl to ease the swelling. Math ensued

Google told her to give a milligram of diphenhydramine per pound of cat. So she weighed the cat. The concentration of liquid Benadryl is 12.5mg/ml. So she had to convert. Finally, she had to measure a small amount of liquid as precisely as she could using the the tools we had in our kitchen.

But most importantly she had to make a decision. Should she even give the cat medicine? Should she take her to the vet? Should she trust her math and dose the kitty? In real life, math isn’t about getting the right answer; it’s about gathering the information we need to make a good decision.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck