document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22856>Question 22856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, My  ame is Delores Pack\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not that good in math, so I came to place that probably can help me. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm struggling, and getting stressed out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. How many 0.0125 grain doses can be made from 3/8 grains of a drug?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. A formula for 1000 tablets contains 11.5 grams of an antihistamine.  How many grams of the antihistamine should be used to prepare 475 tablets?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. If a syringe contains 28 mg of drug in 3 ml how many milligrams of the drug would a patient receive if 1.2 ml is administered?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11243 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11243\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First convert 3/8 to a decimal. Just divide 3 by 8 to get 0.375.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next, you need to find out how many times does 0.0125 go into 0.375, so this is a division problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: You can get thirty 0.0125-grain doses from 3/8 grains of a drug.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 1000 tablets contain 11.5 grams of an antihistamine, you need to find out how much antihistamine 1 tablet contains.  Do it like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1000 tablets)/1000 = 11.5 grams/1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 tablet = 0.0115 grams Now, to find out how much antihistamine is in 475 tablets, do it like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 tablet = 0.0115 grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "475 (1 tablet) = 475(0.0115) grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "475 tablets = 5.4625 grams of antihistamine. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) You can use proportions on this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2828mg%29%2F%283ml%29+=+%28xmg%29%2F%281.2ml%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2828mg%29%2F%283ml%29+=+%28xmg%29%2F%281.2ml%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve for x.  Multiply both sides of the equation by 1.2ml<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: The patient would receive 11.2 mg of the drug.<BR>\n" );
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