How many units on a 0.5 mL insulin syringe is a 2 mg dose at 6.67 mg/mL?

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Concretely: a 0.5 mL insulin syringe · 2 mg · 6.67 mg/mL.

Please show the division. I want to check my own against yours.

I would like the general form as well as the specific number, so I can apply it again.

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4Are you asking about the arithmetic or the technique? Both are answerable, separately. – Dr_Marek_Zielinski 6 months ago

5Same question, and I got two answers that differ by a factor of ten, so I am watching this. – marta_okonkwo 8 months ago

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