The amount of red blood cells in a blood sample is equal to the total amount in the sample minus the amount of plasma. What is the total amount of blood drawn?

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is:

The amount of red blood cells in a blood sample is equal to the total amount in the sample minus the amount of plasma. What is the total amount of blood drawn? Red blood cells = 45% Plasma = 5.5 ml

Solution:

We have given:

The amount of red blood cells in a blood sample is equal to the total amount in the sample minus the amount of plasma. We need to find how many ml is 1% of blood.

The equation we get is:

Red blood cells = total sample - amount of plasma

45% = 100% - 5.5 ml

Combine the percentages:

5.5 ml = 100%-45%

5.5 ml = 55%

0.1 ml = 1%

1% = 0.1 ml

Now you can find out red blood cells volume or total sample volume.

Red blood cells volume = 45% x 0.1ml/%

= 4.5ml

Total sample volume = 100% x 0.1ml/%

= 10ml.