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The physician ordered 3/4-strength Isocal. The total volume is 100 mL. How many milliliters of water need to be mixed with Isocal?

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Final answer:

To achieve a
3/4-strength Isocal solution with a total volume of
100 mL ,
25 mL of water must be mixed with
75 mL of Isocal.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many milliliters of water need to be mixed with Isocal to achieve a
3/4-strength solution with a total volume of
100 mL we can apply the concept of dilution. A
3/4-strength solution means that 3 parts of the total volume will be Isocal, and 1 part will be water.

Since the total volume is
100 mL we divvy that into
4 equal parts (representing the 3/4 strength and the water portion). Each part is


100 mL / 4 = 25 mL.

Therefore for a
3/4-strength solution, we would use 3 parts Isocal
(3 × 25 mL = 75 mL) and 1 part water
(1 × 25 mL = 25 mL). Thus
25 mL of water needs to be mixed with
75 mL of Isocal to make a total of
100 mL of 3/4-strength Isocal solution.

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