A nurse gives 1,100 mL of an intravenous (IV) solution over a period of 9 h. It is given first at a rate of 140 mL/h, then at a reduced rate of 100 mL/h. How long (in h) should it be given at each rate?

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A nurse gives 1,100 mL of an intravenous (IV) solution over a period of 9 h. It is given first at a rate of 140 mL/h, then at a reduced rate of 100 mL/h. How long (in h) should it be given at each rate? 

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