Chapter 18, Problem 21A

You take 1000 milligrams of a vitamin. Your friend takes 1 gram of the same vitamin. Who takes more?

To determine

The person that will consume more vitamins.

Answer to Problem 21A

Both takes equal.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Vitamin taken by person A is 1000 milligrams.

Vitamin taken by his friend is 1 gram.

Formula Used:

Gram to milligram conversion.

  $\text{1}\text{g}=1000\text{mg}$

Calculation:

Vitamin taken by person A is 1000 milligrams.

Since, $\text{1}\text{g}=1000\text{mg}$

So, vitamin taken by person A is 1 gram.

Also,

Vitamin taken by his friend is 1 gram.

It means vitamin taken by both is 1 gram.

Conclusion:

Therefore, both takes equal vitamin.