A pill contains 0.2 grams of a medicine. How many pills can be made from 1 kilogram of the medicine? - IQ786

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A pill contains 0.2 grams of a medicine. How many pills can be made from 1 kilogram of the medicine?

A pill contains 0.2 grams of a medicine. How many pills can be made from 1 kilogram of the medicine?

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5000

Explanation

We are given:

Each pill contains = 0.2 grams of medicine
Total available medicine = 1 kilogram = 1000 grams

Step 1: Calculate the Number of Pills

$Number of pills = Total medicine/$ Medicine per pill

$= 1000/$ 0.2

$= 1000 \times 10 = 5000$