Question

An oral liquid concentrate of sertraline hydrochloride (Zoloft) contains 20 mg/mL of the drug. How many grams of sertraline hydrochloride are in each 60-mL container of the concentrate?

Answer 1

Answer:

1.2 grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that an oral concentrate of sertraline hydro-chloride (Zoloft) contains 20 mg/mL of the drug.

First of all, we will find number of mg in 60 mL container of the concentrate as:

$\frac{\text{20 mg}}{\text{ml}}\times \text{60 ml}$

$\text{20 mg}\times 60$

$\text{1200 mg}$

We know 1 gram equals 1000 mg.

$\text{1200 mg}\times \frac{\text{1 gram}}{\text{1000 mg}}$

$1.2\times\text{1 gram}$

$1.2\text{ grams}$

Therefore, 1.2 grams of sertraline hydrochloride are in each 60-mL container of the concentrate.