document.write( "Question 825944: 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? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"+.25%2A500+=+125+\"$ cc of antibiotic in 25% solution
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+w+\"$ = cc of water to be added
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+125+%2F+%28+500+%2B+w+%29+=+.16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+125+=+.16%2A%28+500+%2B+w+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+125+=+80+%2B+.16w+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.16w+=+125+-+80+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.16w+=+45+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+w+=+45%2F.16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+w+=+281.25+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "281.25 cc of water must be added
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+125+%2F+%28+500+%2B+w+%29+=+.16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+125+%2F+%28+500+%2B+281.25+%29+=+.16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+125+%2F+781.25+=+.16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+125+=+.16%2A781.25+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+125+=+125+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OIK \n" ); document.write( "

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