document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=373039>Question 373039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A dehydrated patient needs a 2.6% saline IV. Unfortunately, the hospital only has bags of 8% and 2% saline solutions. How many liters of each solutions should be mixed together to yield 2 liters of the desired concentration.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone please help me with this one? I just can't get my head around it! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265644 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265644\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A dehydrated patient needs a 2.6% saline IV.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Unfortunately, the hospital only has bags of 8% and 2% saline solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many liters of each of these solutions should be mixed together to<BR>\n" );
document.write( " yield 2 liters of the desired concentration?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amt of 8% solution required<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2-x) = amt of 2% solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".08x + .02(2-x) = .026(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".08x + .04 - .02x = .056<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".08x - .02x = .056 - .04<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06x = .016<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.016%2F.06 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".016%2F.06\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = .267 liters of the 8% solution required<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 - .267 = 1.733 liters of the 2% solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check in original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".08(.267) + .02(1.733) = .026(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".02136 + .03466 = .056<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".056 = .056; confirms our answer </SPAN>\n" );
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