Question

What is 5.8×10^6 mg/s in grams per minute? A. 9.7×10^9 g/min B. 9.7 × 10^7 g/min C. 3.48 × 10^5 g/min D. 3.48 × 10^3 g/min.

Answer 1

The first step to take is to convert milligrams to grams. 1000 milligrams is equal to 1 gram. The next conversion factor is 60 seconds is equal to 1 minute. In this case, the formula is 5.8×10^6 mg/s * (1 g /1000 mg) * (60 s /min) equal to C. 3.48 x 10^5 g/min

Answer 2

1 second = 5.8x10^6 mg
60 seconds = 5.8x10^6 x 60 = 3.48x10^8 mg
(i.e 3.48x10^8 mg/minute)

1000 mg = 1 g
3.48x10^8 mg = 3.48x10^8/1000 = 3.48x10^5 g

Therefore, 5.8x10^6 mg/s = 3.48x10^5 g/min