If the caffeine concentration in a particular brand of soda is 2.99 mg/oz, drinking how many cans of soda would be lethal? Assume 10.0 grams of caffeine is a lethal dose, and they are 12 oz in a can

Answer 1

To solve this problem you need to convert 10 g of caffeine to the number of cans using appropriate conversion factors.

First you convert grams of caffeine to milligrams of caffeine using the conversion factor 1000 mg / 1 g

Next you convert milligrams of caffeine to ounces of soda using the conversion factor 1 oz / 2.99 mg

Finally you should convert ounces of soda to cans of soda using the conversion factor 1 can / 12 oz

So your answer will be

10 g caffeine × (1000 mg / 1 g) × (1 oz / 2.99 mg) × (1 can / 12 oz) = 279 cans of soda