document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825545>Question 825545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "25*F=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=16/25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500*25/16=781 cc total volume after adding water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "781-500=281 cc of added water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A little more formally,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500%2A25%2F%28x%2B500%29=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500%2A25%2F%28x%2B500%29=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, x does not add any antibiotic but simply dilutes the concentration;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500*25=16(x+500)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500*25=16x+500*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x=500*25-500*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x=500*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=250*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=125*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER:    x=281 </SPAN>\n" );
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