SOLUTION: Theophylline , an asthma medicine, is to be prepared from an elixir with a drug concentration of 5mg/mL and a cherry-flavored syrup that is to be added to hide the taste of the dru

Question 837923: Theophylline , an asthma medicine, is to be prepared from an elixir with a drug concentration of 5mg/mL and a cherry-flavored syrup that is to be added to hide the taste of the drug. How much of each must be used to prepare 100 milliliters of solution with a drug concentration of 2 mg/mL?
(a) elixer _________mL
(b) cherry-flavored syrup ________mL
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(a) is the amount of drug needed.

(b) 100mL medicine - 40mL elixir = 60mL syrup
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