Question

If the caffeine concentration in a particular brand of soda is 2.15 mg/oz, drinking how many cans of soda would be lethal? Assume that 10.0 g of caffeine is a lethal dose, and there are 12 oz in a can. cans of soda:

Answer 1

The answer to your question is 388 cans

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

concentration of caffeine = 2.15 mg/oz

number of cans = ?

lethal dose = 10 g

caffeine in a can = 12 oz/can

Process

1.- Convert 10g to mg

1000 mg ----------------- 1 g

x ----------------- 10g

x = (10 x 1000)/1

x = 10000 mg

2.- Calculate the numbers of oz in 10 g

2.15 mg ---------------- 1 on

10000 mg -------------- x

x = (10000 x 1)/ 2.15

x = 4651.2 oz

3.- Calculate the number of cans

12 oz --------------- 1 can

4651.2 oz -------------- x

x = (4651.2 x 1)/12

x = 387.6 ≈ 388 cans