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If the caffeine concentration in a particular brand of soda is 2.57 mg/oz, drinking how many cans of soda would be lethal

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The lethal dose and how ounces of soda in a can of soda is not given, however, the standard lethal dose and volume of soda are given as below:

Lethal dose: 10 gm of caffeine

The volume of soda per can = 12oz/can

Answer:

The correct answer is - 324.254 cans or round up to 325 cans. Ans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

2.57 mg caffeine / 1oz

12oz / 1can

Lethal dose: 10.0g or 10,000mg of caffeine

Solution:

Caffeine per soda can = (2.57 mg caffeine / 1oz) * (12oz / 1can) = 30.84 mg caffeine / 1can.

lethal dose would be in =

(10,000mg caffeine) * (1can / 30.84 mg caffeine) = 324.254 cans or round up to 325 cans. Ans.

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