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    The International System of Units (SI), formerly known as the metric system, is the internationally recognized decimal system for weights and measures. It was developed in France in the late 18th century. The SI simplifies calculations by reducing units to lower or higher denominations using a unit-position scale. Some example practice problems are provided to calculate quantities in different units and convert between units.

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    The International System of Units (SI), formerly known as the metric system, is the internationally recognized decimal system for weights and measures. It was developed in France in the late 18th century. The SI simplifies calculations by reducing units to lower or higher denominations using a unit-position scale. Some example practice problems are provided to calculate quantities in different units and convert between units.

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    The International System of Units (SI), formerly known as the metric system, is the internationally recognized decimal system for weights and measures. It was developed in France in the late 18th century. The SI simplifies calculations by reducing units to lower or higher denominations using a unit-position scale. Some example practice problems are provided to calculate quantities in different units and convert between units.

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    INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

    International System of Units (SI)

    ■ The International System of Units (SI), formerly called the metric


    system, is the internationally recognized decimal system of weights
    and measures. The system was formulated in France in the late
    eighteenth century.
    Reducing SI Units to Lower or Higher Denominations
    by Using a Unit-Position Scale
    Please try to calculate the

    Practice Problems practice problems, this may


    help you. If you have concerns
    you may message me.

    1. Add 0.5 kg, 50 mg, and 2.5 dg. Reduce the result to grams.
    2. Add 7.25 L and 875 cL. Reduce the result to milliliters.
    3. Add 0.0025 kg, 1750 mg, 2.25 g, and 825,000 g, and express the
    answer in grams.
    4. Reduce 1.256 g to micrograms, to milligrams, and to kilograms.
    5. Are the terms mcg/mL and mg/L equivalent or not equivalent?
    6. A low-strength children’s/adult chewable aspirin tablet contains 81
    mg of aspirin per tablet. How many tablets may be prepared from 1
    kg of aspirin?
    Please try to calculate the

    Practice Problems practice problems, this may


    help you. If you have concerns
    you may message me.

    7. An effervescent tablet has the following formula:


    Acetaminophen 325 mg Calcium Carbonate 280 mg
    Citric Acid 900 mg Potassium Bicarbonate 300 mg
    Sodium Bicarbonate 465 mg

    (a) Calculate the total weight, in grams, of the ingredients in each tablet.
    (b) How many tablets could be made with a supply of 5 kg of
    acetaminophen?
    COMMON SYSTEM OF
    MEASUREMENT AND CONVERSION
    Apothecaries’ Fluid Measure of Volume
    Apothecaries’ Measure of Weight
    Avoirdupois Measure of Weight
    Conversion of Temperatures

    K = °C + 273
    At what temperature thus the °C and °F are equal?
    Please try to calculate the

    Practice Problems practice problems, this may


    help you. If you have concerns
    you may message me.

    1. A pharmacist has 1 gallon of Phenobarbital Elixir, At different times, he


    dispensed 1 pint, vi fluid oz, iv fluid dram, viii fluid oz, xiii fluid oz and iss
    fluid oz. What volume, in fluidounces of the elixir was left?
    2. Children's chewable aspirin tabs contain 1 ¼ grain of aspirin in each
    tablet. How many tabs can be prepared from 1 avoirdupois pound of
    aspirin?
    3. If a chemical cost Php 10.75 per oz. What is the cost of iii dram?
    4. A brand of nitroglycerin transdermal patch measures 2.5 inches in
    diameter. Express in cm
    Please try to calculate the

    Practice Problems: Temperature practice problems, this may


    help you. If you have concerns
    you may message me.
    1. Convert the following from centigrade to Fahrenheit:
    (a) 10 °C
    (b) -30 °C
    (c) 4 °C
    (d) -173 °C
    2. Convert the following from Fahrenheit to centigrade:
    (a) 77 °F
    (b) 240 °F
    (c) 98.9 °F
    (d) 227.1 °F
    Let's Practice!

    ■ 4 gallons to mL

    3785 𝐿 1000 𝑚𝐿
    4 gallons x x = 15,140,000 mL
    1 𝑔𝑎𝑙 1𝐿
    Let's Practice!

    ■ Convert 4 tbsp to mL

    15 𝑚𝐿
    4 tbsp x = 60 𝑚𝐿
    1 𝑡𝑏𝑠𝑝
    Let’s Practice!

    ■ How many grains of acetaminophen should be used in a Rx for 400 mg


    paracetamol?

    1 𝑔𝑟
    400 mg x = 6.2/ 6 grains
    65 𝑚𝑔
    Let’s Practice!

    ■ Convert 28 tsp to fl oz

    5 𝑚𝐿 1 𝑓𝑙 𝑜𝑧
    28 tsp x x = 4. 67 fl oz
    1 𝑡𝑠𝑝 30 𝑚𝐿
    THANK YOU!
    See you next week for a
    quiz!

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