Question

a pharmacy technician needs to convert 10 ounces of a medication to grams for accurate dosing. how many grams is this?

use the conversion factor 1 oz = 28.35 g.

10 g
0.35 g
283.5 g
200 g

Explanation:

Identify the given values and conversion factor

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Set up the conversion calculation

$$ \text{Mass in grams} = 10\text{ oz} \times \frac{28.35\text{ g}}{1\text{ oz}} $$

Calculate the final value

$$ 10 \times 28.35 = 283.5\text{ g} $$

Answer:

• (A) 10 g
• (B) 0.35 g
• (C) 283.5 g (Correct answer)
• (D) 200 g