SOLUTION: 12) In order to obtain 800 mL of a 2.5% lidocaine lotion. How much water must be used to dilute how much of a 10% lidocaine lotion? (Hint: water is 0% lidocaine lotion.)
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Question 1141429: 12) In order to obtain 800 mL of a 2.5% lidocaine lotion. How much water must be used to dilute how much of a 10% lidocaine lotion? (Hint: water is 0% lidocaine lotion.) Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, josgarithmetic:Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x be the amount of water and y be the amount of the 10% lidocaine lotion
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x + y = 800 mL
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0.025 * 800 = 20 mL of lidocaine
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y = 800 -x
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0.0 * x + 0.10 * (800 -x) = 20
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80 -0.10x = 20
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-0.10x = -60
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x = 600
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y = 800 -600 = 200
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mix 600 mL of water with 200 mL of the 10% lidocaine lotion
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! That would be to dilute the 10% to one quarter of its strength. Does that help? Maybe less of Algebra and more of simple arithmetic.
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