This problem is from a New York Times article. Researchers tested a group of 28 doctors. The doctors were told that a 5-year-old child suffering a potentially fatal allergic reaction to peanuts needed an emergency injection of 0.12 mg of epinephrine. The bottle of epinephrine is labeled 1 mg in 1 mL of solution. What volume of this solution would you inject if you were the doctor? A) 0.12 mL B) 120 mL C) 1.2 *10^-⁴ mL D) 12 mL E) 1.2 mL

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The doctors were told to give an injection of 0.12 mg of epinephrine. The bottle is labeled as 1 mg in 1 mL of solution. Therefore, to give 0.12 mg, the doctor would need to inject 0.12 mL of the solution. Choice A is the only answer choice that corresponds to this value.

This Problem Is from a New York Times Article