document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=548946>Question 548946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A dehydrated patient needs a 6.8% saline IV. Unfortunately, the hospital only has bags of 2% and 8% saline solutions. How many liters of each of these solutions should be mixed together to yield 2 liters of the desired concentration? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357319 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=357319\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> percent		----------------			quantity								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Saline I	2	----------------x	L							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Saline II	8	------	2-x	L							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture	6.80%	----------------	2										<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+8(2-x)=6.8*2	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+16-8x=13.6			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-8x=	13.6-16			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x=-2.4								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	-6												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.4	L			2.00%		Saline I	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.6	L			8.00%		Saline II	<BR>\n" );
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