Question

a cough medicine has 17.5% active ingredient. if the dose is 5 mL, how much of the dose is active ingredient?

Answer 1

Answer: 0.875 mL is present active ingredient in a 5 mL of dose.

Explanation:

Volume of the cough medicine or dose = 5 mL

Percentage of the active ingredient = 17.5 % of the dose

Volume of the active ingredient in 5 mL of dose :

$5 mL\times \frac{17.5}{100}=0.875 mL$

0.875 mL is present active ingredient in a 5 mL of dose.

Answer 2

The volume of the dose = 5 mL.
The active ingredient is 17.5% of the dose, therefore it has a volume of
0.175*(5 mL) = 0.875 mL

Answer: 0.875 mL