Question

If the caffeine concentration in a particular brand of soda is 1.71 mg/oz, drinking how many cans of soda would be lethal? assume 10.0 grams of caffeine is a lethal dose, and there are 12 oz in a can.

Answer 1

1000 milligrams = 1 gram

Lethal Dose:
10 grams = 10,000 milligrams

Step 1:
Lethal dose divided by mg per can.
10,000 mg / 1.71 mg= 5847.95 ounces

Step 2:
5847.95 oz / 12 oz per can= 487.32 cans

Step 3:
Round up to 488 cans because we have to buy whole cans.


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