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The pharmacist is to prepare 800 g of a 3% ointment. In the pharmacy is a...

The pharmacist is to prepare 800 g of a 3% ointment. In the pharmacy is a 10% ointment and petrolatum. How many grams of the stock ointment will she weigh out?

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(3/100) ×800=(10/100)x X

X=240gm

So the 240 gm she weigh out

In this question as the concentration of ointment is increase the amount will decrease

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