if there's 0.5g of codeine in 100L of cough syrup how many milligrams are in one teaspoon of the syrup?

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if there's 0.5g of codeine in 100L of cough syrup how many milligrams are in one teaspoon of the syrup?

2006-09-17 01:16:34 · 3 answers · asked by jame2226 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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0.0246 mg

0.5g x 1000 mg/g = 500 mg
100L x 202.884 tsp/L = 20288.4 tsp

500mg/20288.4 = 0.0246 mg

2006-09-17 01:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by C K Platypus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Using dimensional analysis and the following
conversion site
http://www.onlineconversion.com
(.5g/100L)(L/202.9t)=
2.46X10(^5)g/t or

.0000246 g equivalent to .0246 mg in a teaspoon

2006-09-17 08:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by albert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That depends on whether you shook the bottle well before taking a teaspoonful from it.

2006-09-17 08:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by curious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋