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First let us calculate the minimum dose=25kg*200mg/kg/day=5000mg/kg/day
Maximum dose=25kg*400mg/kg/day=10000mg/kg/day.
Therefore the child would recieve 10000mg/kg/day into four doses
i.e 10000mg/kg/day/4=2500mg/dose
To convert mg to g,divide the mass value by 1000
2500mg/1000=2.5g/dose
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