A box contains 5 strips each having 12 capsules of 500 mg medicine in

1.	A box contains 5 strips each having 12 capsules of 500 mg medicine in each capsule. Find the total weight in grams of medicine in 32 such boxes.
Answer» Quantity of medicine in one capsule = 500 mg ∴ Quantity of medicine in 12 capsules or 1 strip = (500 × 12) mg = 6000 mg = 6 g Quantity of medicine in 5 strips or 1 box = (6 × 5) g = 30 g Quantity of medicine in 32 boxes = (30 × 32)g = 960 g

A box contains 5 strips each having 12 capsules of 500 mg medicine in each capsule. Find the total weight in grams of medicine in 32 such boxes.

Answer»

Quantity of medicine in one capsule = 500 mg

∴ Quantity of medicine in 12 capsules or 1 strip = (500 × 12) mg = 6000 mg = 6 g

Quantity of medicine in 5 strips or 1 box = (6 × 5) g = 30 g

Quantity of medicine in 32 boxes = (30 × 32)g = 960 g