SOLUTION: how many grams of 1 hydrocortisone cream and 5 hydrocortisone cream are needed to prepare 60 grams of 2.5% hydrocortisone cream?

Question 1158630: how many grams of 1 hydrocortisone cream and 5 hydrocortisone cream are needed to prepare 60 grams of 2.5% hydrocortisone cream?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You need to provide some information about what "1 hydrocortisone cream" and "5 hydrocortisone cream" are....

Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A guess might be that the dropped units for the concentration of cortisone cream is "percent".

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How many grams of 1% hydrocortisone cream and 5% hydrocortisone cream are needed to prepare 60 grams of 2.5%,...
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Using v for how much of the 5%, and 60-v for the 1%:

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, and from here you can do the rest.
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