You are a dental assistant. you are preparing a disinfectant solution using 2.5 liters of water. the iodophor concentrate is added to the water at a rate of 4.5 cubic centimeters per liter. how many cubic centimeters of iodophor concentrate should you add to the water

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Jaslyn Moreno

23 January, 23:11

You are a dental assistant. you are preparing a disinfectant solution using 2.5 liters of water. the iodophor concentrate is added to the water at a rate of 4.5 cubic centimeters per liter. how many cubic centimeters of iodophor concentrate should you add to the water

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Solomon Leonard · Answer 1

4.5 cc per 1 L

X cc per 2.5 L

Cross multiply:

1*x L-cc = 2.5*4.5=11.25 L-cc

x=11.25 L-cc / (1 L)

=11.25 cc (after the units L have been cancelled)