A compounded order calls to dispense 150 g of a medicated cream that contains 2.6 % w/w drug. The pharmacist will mix two different medicated creams together to prepare the ordered cream. The first cream is commercially avaiable as a 1.6 % w/w preparation in 2 pound tubs. The second cream comes in 120 g tubes at a 15 % w/w concentration.What mass of the 15 % w/w cream, in units of grams, is needed to prepared and dispense the 150 g volume?Round the answer to one decimal place.

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A compounded order calls to dispense 150 g of a medicated cream that contains 2.6 % w/w drug. The pharmacist will mix two different medicated creams together to prepare the ordered cream. The first cream is commercially avaiable as a 1.6 % w/w preparation in 2 pound tubs. The second cream comes in 120 g tubes at a 15 % w/w concentration.

What mass of the 15 % w/w cream, in units of grams, is needed to prepared and dispense the 150 g volume?

Round the answer to one decimal place.

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