A drug advertises that it has 18.7% active ingredient. If the dose is 12 g, how much of the dose is active ingredient?

Answer 1

To find out how much of the dose is the active ingredient, we need to calculate 18.7% of 12 g.

First, convert 18.7% to decimal form by dividing it by 100: 18.7/100 = 0.187

Next, multiply 0.187 by 12 g to find the amount of active ingredient in the dose: 0.187 * 12 = 2.244

Therefore, 2.244 g of the 12 g dose is the active ingredient.