Question

A woman with diagnosed osteoporosis is told by her doctor to take 1,000 mg of calcium carbonate in addition to increasing intake of calcium-containing foods in her diet and including regular weight-bearing exercise. How many mg of calcium are in this 1,000 mg regimen of calcium carbonate?

Answer 1

Answer:

400 mg

Explanation:

Given:

A woman with is told by her doctor to take 1,000 mg of calcium carbonate.

Question asked:

How many mg of calcium are in this 1,000 mg regimen of calcium carbonate?

Solution:

As we know:

Amount of elemental calcium in a medicine containing calcium carbonate = 40%

As here doctor prescribed 1000 mg of calcium carbonate to be taken by the woman increasing intake of calcium-containing foods in her diet and including regular weight-bearing exercise, hence amount of elemental calcium in 1,000 mg regimen of calcium carbonate will be,

$40\%\ of\ 1000\ mg\\\frac{40}{100} \times1000\ mg\\\frac{40000}{100} = 400\ mg$

Therefore, 400 mg of calcium are in this 1,000 mg regimen of calcium carbonate.