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A pharmacist mixes 5g of a powder with 45cm³ of water to make a prescription medicine . How much powder should she mix with with 18cm² of to make a larger amount of the same medicine .

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User Computer
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Answer:

Explanation:

By proportion he should mix:

(18/45) * 5

= (18*5)/45

= 90/45

= 2 g.

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