The FDA recommends that women who are pregnant avoid eating more than three 6.00-oz servings of bluefish per month because of the relatively high mercury levels in that type of fish. If bluefish contains 0.341 ppm of mercury (that is, 0.341 oz of mercury per 1×106 oz of fish) how many ounces of mercury would a pregnant woman consume in a month if she ate the maximum recommended amount of bluefish?

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5.85 x 10^-6

(6.00 oz/serving) x 3 servings/mo = 18.00 oz blue fish per month.

(0.341 oz Hg/10^6 oz fish( x 18.00 oz fish = ? oz Hg in 18.00 oz bluefish.

5.76*10^6

Well, let's calculate that, but first a little fishy joke to lighten the mood:

Why do fish never do well in school?

Because they are always below sea level! 🐠

Now, let's get to the calculation.

The maximum recommended amount of bluefish per month is three 6.00-oz servings. So, the total amount of bluefish consumed is 3 servings x 6.00 oz = 18.00 oz.

Now we need to calculate the amount of mercury in 18.00 oz of bluefish. Since bluefish contains 0.341 oz of mercury per 1x10^6 oz of fish, we can calculate:

18.00 oz x (0.341 oz of mercury / 1x10^6 oz of fish) = 0.006138 oz of mercury

So, a pregnant woman would consume 0.006138 oz of mercury if she ate the maximum recommended amount of bluefish in a month.

Remember, mercury is not the most ideal seasoning for a baby, so it's good to follow those recommendations!

To answer this question, we need to calculate the amount of mercury in three 6.00-oz servings of bluefish.

First, let's calculate the amount of bluefish in three servings. 6.00 oz * 3 servings = 18.00 oz of bluefish.

Next, we'll calculate the amount of mercury in 18.00 oz of bluefish.

Conversion: 0.341 ppm (parts per million) = 0.341 oz of mercury per 1×106 oz of fish.

To calculate the amount of mercury in 18.00 oz of bluefish, we'll set up a proportion:

(0.341 oz of mercury / 1×106 oz of fish) = (x oz of mercury / 18.00 oz of bluefish)

Cross-multiplying, we get:

(0.341 oz of mercury) * (18.00 oz of bluefish) = (1×106 oz of fish) * (x oz of mercury)

6.138 oz of mercury = 1×106 oz of fish * (x oz of mercury)

To isolate x (the amount of mercury in 18.00 oz of bluefish), we'll divide both sides by 1×106 oz of fish:

x oz of mercury = (6.138 oz of mercury) / (1×106 oz of fish)

Now, we'll substitute this value into the previous equation:

x oz of mercury = (6.138 oz of mercury) / (1×106 oz of fish) * 18.00 oz of bluefish

Finally, we can calculate the amount of mercury in 18.00 oz of bluefish:

x oz of mercury = (6.138 oz * 18.00 oz) / (1×106 oz) = 0.110484 oz

Therefore, if a pregnant woman ate the maximum recommended amount of bluefish (three 6.00-oz servings) in a month, she would consume approximately 0.110484 ounces of mercury.