SOLUTION: A physician advised the nurse to decrease the antibiotic solution for a newly born baby from 25% to 16%. How much distilled water must be added to 500 cc of 25% solution to get 16%

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Question 825944: A physician advised the nurse to decrease the antibiotic solution for a newly born baby from 25% to 16%. How much distilled water must be added to 500 cc of 25% solution to get 16% solution?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
cc of antibiotic in 25% solution
Let = cc of water to be added
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281.25 cc of water must be added
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