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If a drug has a concentration of 115 mg per 5 mL, how many milliliters are needed to deliver 3 grams of the drug? Express your answer rounded to the nearest milliliter.

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the answer is 130 millimeters
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Answer:

130 milliliters.

Explanation:

a drug has a ratio of 115mg:5ml. This is equivalent to 23mg:1ml. 3g=3000mg, so we divide 3000 by 23 to get 130.434783. That is how many milliliters are needed. We round it to get 130 mL.

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