1. Matter and Measurements

Using conversion factors, solve each of the following clinical problems:

b. A patient needs 0.024 g of a sulfa drug. There are 8-mg tablets in stock. How many tablets should be given?

If the distance between Washington, D.C. and New York City is 224.9 miles, determine the distance in centimeters.

The average human body is composed of approximately 160 fluid ounces of blood. How many quarts of blood does the average human body possess? (1 gallon = 4 quarts, 1 pint = 2 cups, 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces, 1 quart = 2 pints).

Lipitor, a pharmaceutical drug that has been shown to lower 'bad' cholesterol levels, while boosting 'good' cholesterol levels had over $12 billion in sales last year. Each pill weighs 2.5 g, which contains 4.0% of the active ingredient by mass. What mass in kg of the active ingredient is present in one bottle of 120 pills?

Solve each of the following problems using one or more conversion factors:

d. A plant fertilizer contains 15% nitrogen (N) by mass. In a container of soluble plant food, there are 10.0 oz of fertilizer. How many grams of nitrogen are in the container?

Solve each of the following problems using one or more conversion factors:

c. An athlete has 15% body fat by mass. What is the weight of fat, in pounds, of a 74-kg athlete?

Solve each of the following problems using one or more conversion factors:

a. A container holds 0.500 qt of liquid. How many milliliters of lemonade will it hold?

Solve each of the following problems using one or more conversion factors:

b. What is the mass, in kilograms, of a person who weighs 175 lb?