Theophylline, an asthma medicine, is to be prepared from an elixir with a drug concentration of 5 and a cherry-flavored syrup that is to be added to hide the taste of the drug. How much of each must be used to prepare 100 milliliters of solution with a drug concentration of 2 ?

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Theophylline, an asthma medicine, is
to be prepared from an elixir with a drug concentration of
5 and a cherry-flavored syrup that is to be added to
hide the taste of the drug. How much of each must be used
to prepare 100 milliliters of solution with a drug concentration
of 2 ?

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