General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 3rd Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07351-124-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-124-5

Chapter 1 - Matter and Measurement - Problems - Page 32: 1.87

Answer

3 tablets

Work Step by Step

First, convert the daily recommended calcium intake from grams to milligrams $$1.5 g \times \frac{1000 mg}{1 g}=1500 mg$$ Knowing that each tablet contains 500 mg of calcium, we can now calculate for the number of tablets that the woman should intake $$1500 mg \times \frac{1 tablet}{500 mg}=3 tablets$$
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