document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182912>Question 1182912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  As a nurse, part of your daily duties is to mix medications in the proper proportions for your patients. For one of your regular patients, you always mix Medication A with Medication B in the same proportion. Last week, your patient's doctor indicated that you should mix 90 milligrams of Medication A with 108 milligrams of Medication B. However this week, the doctor said to only use 84 milligrams of Medication B. How many milligrams of Medication A should be mixed this week? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #813029 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=813029\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is a proportion of 90/108=x/84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can take a factor of 12 out of both denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90/9=x/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by a variety of ways, including cross-multiplication, x=70 mg of Medication A. </SPAN>\n" );
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