SOLUTION: In a certain Medical tests Designed to measure carbohydrate tolerance, an adult drinks 3 ounces of a 40% glucose solution when the test is administered to a child a glucose concent

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Question 1164166: In a certain Medical tests Designed to measure carbohydrate tolerance, an adult drinks 3 ounces of a 40% glucose solution when the test is administered to a child a glucose concentration must be decreased to 20% how much 40% glucose solution and how much water Should be used to prepare 3 ounces of 20% glucose solution
Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
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The common sense should tell you to start with 1.5 ounces of the 40% glucose solution and then add
the same amount of 1.5 ounces of water.