FamilyGuy0395
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Context: I love math, and am very good at math; however, it's been a few years since I have taken a college math course, and am therefore pretty rusty on my math skills. I feel really dumb at the moment, considering this looks like a basic math question and I have taken Calculus 1 & 2, but for some combination of reasons I'm just stumped and have no idea how to solve this.
What I've Tried: Given the answer needs to be in kg, I converted 3 g/dL to 0.003 kg/dL. I also calculated the weight of the blood = 8% of 75 kg = 0.08(75 kg) = 6 kg. Like I mentioned above, I have no idea what else to do from here, nor do I understand the significance of the mention of the specific gravity of blood.
Problem: As discussed in class, we often need one type of "globulin" or another to help transport a subset of hormones through our circulatory system. It is estimated that a normal level of globulin in the blood is 3 g/dL. Let's say a person weighs 75 kg. Further, we know that 8% of one's body weight is blood (assume that blood has a specific gravity of 1). Given these parameters, what is the total weight of globulins in this person's blood (provide your answer in kg)?
What I've Tried: Given the answer needs to be in kg, I converted 3 g/dL to 0.003 kg/dL. I also calculated the weight of the blood = 8% of 75 kg = 0.08(75 kg) = 6 kg. Like I mentioned above, I have no idea what else to do from here, nor do I understand the significance of the mention of the specific gravity of blood.
Problem: As discussed in class, we often need one type of "globulin" or another to help transport a subset of hormones through our circulatory system. It is estimated that a normal level of globulin in the blood is 3 g/dL. Let's say a person weighs 75 kg. Further, we know that 8% of one's body weight is blood (assume that blood has a specific gravity of 1). Given these parameters, what is the total weight of globulins in this person's blood (provide your answer in kg)?
