document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=805745>Question 805745</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How much of a cream base must be mixed with 20g of 0.5% dexamethasone and 75g of 0.025% of dexamethasone and 30g of 0.05% dexamethasone to make 0.02% of dexamethasone cream ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My own calculation : 20g x 0.5% = 0.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     75g x 0.25% = 0.1875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     30g x 0.05% = 0.015<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    20g + 75g + 30g = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    0.1 + 0.1875 + 0.015 = 0.3025/ 0.02% = 1512.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    1512.5 - 125 = 1387.5g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     But the right answer 1375g  Who solve it for me           </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #485458 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=485458\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> {Amount of pure dexamethasone}/{Amount of mixture}={Target concentration value of dexamethasone}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cream base contains 0% dexamethasone, so adding the cream base affects the denominator but not the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LET  w = grams of cream base to add to the other given quantities containing the dexamethasone.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for w. </SPAN>\n" );
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