SOLUTION: A 1,000 milliliter vial of medication is to be used for 3 patients. Joe is to receive half as much as Jim and 100 milliliters less than Jack. How much will each patient be administ
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Question 1056033: A 1,000 milliliter vial of medication is to be used for 3 patients. Joe is to receive half as much as Jim and 100 milliliters less than Jack. How much will each patient be administered? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A 1,000 milliliter vial of medication is to be used for 3 patients. Joe is to receive half as much as Jim and 100 milliliters less than Jack. How much will each patient be administered?
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O + I + A = 1000 ml
O = (1/2)I
O = A - 100
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Substitue for "I" and for "A" and solve for "O"::
O + 2*O + O+100 = 1000
4*O = 900
O = 225 ml
I = 2*O = 450 ml
A = O+100 = 325 ml
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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