An adult person has a blood volume of about 5.2 x 10^3 mL. How many pints of blood is this?

Question

Required to show work mathematically.

Answer 1

An adult person has a blood volume of about 5.2 x 10^3 mL. How many pints of blood is this?

Conversion factors needed:

1 pint = 473.2 mls

Using dimensional analysis, we can now convert 5.2x10³ mls to pints. (this is the mathematical work requested)

5.2x10³ mls x 1 pint / 473.2 mls = 10.99 pints = 11 pints (to 2 significant figures)

Answer 2

Hello, in this video, I provide a brief recording of the solution for the unit conversion from 5.2x10³mL to pints, with the conversion factor of 1 pint per 473mL, otherwise denoted, 1pint/473mL.

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