SOLUTION: You have a 1.2% antibiotic cream on the shelf and you have a 3.5% antibiotic cream on the shelf. How much of each cream should you mix together if you want to obtain 8 ounces of a

SOLUTION: You have a 1.2% antibiotic cream on the shelf and you have a 3.5% antibiotic cream on the shelf. How much of each cream should you mix together if you want to obtain 8 ounces of a

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Question 352883: You have a 1.2% antibiotic cream on the shelf and you have a 3.5% antibiotic cream on the shelf. How much of each cream should you mix together if you want to obtain 8 ounces of a 1.75% cream?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x)(1.2%) + (8-x)(3.5%) = (8)(1.75%)
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