Answer: 8 grams
Step-by-step explanation:
We have two units of mass: grams and milligrams
The prescription has 3 grams of compound with 5,000 milligrams of solution.
To know how many grams in total there are in the mixture we must convert
5000 milligrams to grams.
By definition in 1 gram there are 1000 mg.
Then we perform the following operation
[tex]5000\ mg * \frac{1\ grams}{1000\ mg}=5\ grams[/tex]
Then the total amount of grams in the prescription is:
[tex]5+ 3=8\ grams[/tex]
