Question

A patient received 5.0 g of NaCl in 8 hours.

How many milliliters of a 0.40 % (m/v) NaCl (saline) solution were delivered?

Answer 1

0.4% m/v means 0.4 g solute/100 mL solution
0.4 g NaCl/100 mL x ?mL = 5 g NaCl
Solve for ? mL