document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129899>Question 1129899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A nurse needs 50 mL of a 16% salt solution for a patient. She can only find a 13% salt solution and an 18% salt solution in the supply room. How many millimeters of the 13% solution should be mixed with the 18% solution to produce the desired amount of the 16% solution?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "salt + salt = salt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.13x + 0.18(50-x) = 0.16*50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x + 18(50) - 18x = 16*50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x = 2*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20mL (amt. of 13% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x = 30mL (amt. of 18% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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