Write it as either:


8% --or-- 0.08 --or-- 8/100

Question about Percentage Strength and Percentage Concentration

by Mark
(New York City)

I was given 400mg/5ml and asked to find the Percentage Concentration?

Should the answer be 0.8% or 0.08%. Whats the difference between % strength and concentration? Thanks




400 MG
8000 mg
8 Grams
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5 ml
100 ml
100 ml

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Oct 06, 2010
 Question about Percentahe Strength and Percentage Concentration
by: Yakoo

Always remember W/V should be g/ml
400mg/1000=0.4g 0.4g/5ml=x/100ml x=8%

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