Question

Aspirin tablets generally contain 325 mg of aspirin. How many such tablets may be prepared from 5 kg of aspirin?

Answer 1

Answer:

15,384 such tablets may be prepared from 5 kg of aspirin

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem states that aspirin tablets generally contain 325 mg of aspirin. And asks how many such tablets may be prepared from 5 kg of aspirin.

Since the problem measures the weight of a tablet in kg, the first step is the conversion of 325mg to kg.

Each kg has 1,000,000mg. So

1kg - 1,000,000mg

xkg - 325mg.

1,000,000x = 325

$x = \frac{325}{1,000,000}$

x = 0.000325kg

Each tablet generally contains 0.000325kg of aspirin. How many such tablets may be prepared from 5 kg of aspirin?

1 tablet - 0.000325kg

x tablets - 5kg

0.000325x = 5

$x = \frac{5}{0.000325}$

x = 15,384 tablets

15,384 such tablets may be prepared from 5 kg of aspirin