Question

A box contains $5$ strips having $12$ capsules each of $500mg$ medicine in each capsule. Find the total weight in grams of medicine in $32$ such boxes.

Answer 1

Finding the total weight of medicine:

Number of capsules in $1$ strip of a box is $12$.

Number of strips in $1$ box is $5$.

Therefore, number of capsules in $1$ box is $=$Number of strips in $1$ box$\times$Number of capsules in $1$ strip of a box

Therefore, number of capsules in $1$ box is $=5\times 12=60$

Therefore, number of capsules in $32$ such boxes is $=32\times 60=1920$.

Now, weight of medicine in $1$ capsule is $500mg$.

Therefore, weight of medicine in $1920$ capsules i.e. in $32$ such boxes is $=1920\times 500=960000mg$

As, we know that, $1gm=1000mg$

$\begin{array}{rcl}\therefore 960000mg& =& \frac{960000}{1000}gm\\ & =& 960gm\end{array}$

Hence, the total weight of medicine in $32$ such boxes is $960gm$.