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Question 23 (1 point ) The doctor wants 100mg of a medication, but it is only available in 1(g)/(m)l. what do you dispense?

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Final answer:

To convert grams to milligrams, use the conversion factor of 1000 mg/1 g.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert from one unit to another, we need to use conversion factors. In this case, we want to convert from grams (g) to milligrams (mg). Since 1 gram is equal to 1000 milligrams, we can set up a conversion factor of 1000 mg/1 g. When we multiply the quantity of 1 g/mL by this conversion factor, the grams cancel out and we are left with milligrams. Therefore, we should dispense 100,000 milligrams (100 g) of the medication

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