SOLUTION: A pharmasist needs 500 milliliters of a 20% phenobarbital solution. But has only 5% and 25% phenobarbital solutions available. Find how many milliliters of each he should mix to
Question 126663: A pharmasist needs 500 milliliters of a 20% phenobarbital solution. But has only 5% and 25% phenobarbital solutions available. Find how many milliliters of each he should mix to get the desired solution. Found 2 solutions by edjones, josmiceli:Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be ml of 5% soln.
let 500-x be ml of 25% soln.
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x*.05=.05x
(500-x)*.25=125-.25x
500*.20=100
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.05x+125-.25x=100
-.2x=-25
x=-25/-.2
x=125 ml of 5% soln.
500-x=375 ml of 25% soln.
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Check:
125*.05= 6.25
375*.25=93.75
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========100
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Ed
