document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194833>Question 1194833</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 30 milligrams of Medication A with 18 milligrams of Medication B. However this week, the doctor said to only use 12 milligrams of Medication B. How many milligrams of Medication A should be mixed this week?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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 30 milligrams of Medication A with 18 milligrams of Medication B. However this week, the doctor said to only use 12 milligrams of Medication B. How many milligrams of Medication A should be mixed this week?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Must we ASSUME that the ratio of A to B is in the same as before? ONLY if that, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you can solve for \"a\". </SPAN>\n" );
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