document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886472>Question 886472</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pharmacist mixes a cream that is 0.5% hydrocortisone with a second cream that 0.74% hydrocortisone to obtain 5 grams of a cream that is 0.68% hydrocortisone. How many grams of each cream must be used? Qive the equations you used to solve the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then here is a start to the solving of that problem you wanted help on:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AmountofHydrocortizone%2FTotalMixture=fractionAsHydrocortizone ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AmountofHydrocortizone%2FTotalMixture=fractionAsHydrocortizone\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the sum of the quantities mixed will be equal to the 5 grams amount desired.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let u = grams of 0.5% hydrocortizone cream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let v = grams of 0.74% hydrocortizone cream\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%280.5u%2B0.74v%29%2F5=0.68 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%280.5u%2B0.74v%29%2F5=0.68\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=u%2Bv=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"u%2Bv=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system for u and v. </SPAN>\n" );
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