Question

A patient needs 0.024 g of a sulfa drug. There are 6-mg tablets in stock. How many tablets should be given?

Express your answer as an integer.

Answer 1

0.024g=24mg
24mg/6mg=4 tablets

Answer 2

4 tablets should be given.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total amount of sulfa drug needed for the patient = 0.024 g

Mass of 1 tablet of sulfa drug = 6 mg = 0.006 g

1 g = 1000 mg

Let the total number of tablets to be given to the patient be x.

`x* 0.006 g=0.024 g`

x = 4

4 tablets should be given.