A 500 ml bag of penicillin G contains 250,000 uniys. The patient received 300ml. How many units of penicillin G did the patient receive?
(300 / 500) * 250,000
To calculate the units of penicillin G that the patient received, we can set up a proportion using the information given.
Let's use "x" to represent the unknown number of units of penicillin G received by the patient.
We know that the 500 ml bag contains 250,000 units, so we can set up the following proportion:
500 ml / 250,000 units = 300 ml / x units
To find the value of "x", we can cross-multiply:
500 ml * x units = 250,000 units * 300 ml
Now we can solve for "x" by dividing both sides of the equation by 500 ml:
x units = (250,000 units * 300 ml) / 500 ml
x units = 150,000,000 units / 500 ml
Now we can simplify the equation:
x units = 300,000 units
Therefore, the patient received 300,000 units of penicillin G.