Question

A factory produces 5,000,000 Ibuprofen tablets to fill an order. The bottle chosen for packaging holds 250 tablets. If the active ingredient in each tablet is 200 mg of Ibuprofen, how much Ibuprofen must the factory use to fill this order? Express your answer in pounds.

Answer 1

Answer:2,204 pounds Ibuprofen must the factory use to fill this order

Explanation:

Amount of Ibuprofen in 1 tablet = 200 mg

Amount of Ibuprofen in 5,000,000 tablet = $5,000,000\times 200mg=10^9 mg$

1 g = 1000 mg

Grams of Ibuprofen = $10^{6} g$

1 g = 0.002204 pounds

Pounds of Ibuprofen required to fulfill the order:

$10^6\times 0.002204 pounds=2,204 pounds$

2,204 pounds Ibuprofen must the factory use to fill this order