Type 3 - Find the quantity of pure drug
9. Altering Product Strength 9.2) Alligation 9.2.1) Alligation
9.2.1.1) Alligation Normal 1
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How many grams of a pure drug powder should you add to 440 g of 5 % of an ointment of the same drug so that the blended strength becomes 30%?
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lb equals 157.14 g kg
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Tic-tac-toe, Short form:
`[[100 % (? \quad g),\quad\quad\quad\quad, 25 pt],[\quad\quad\quad\quad,30 % , \quad\quad\quad\quad],[5 % (440 \quad g),\quad\quad\quad\quad,70 pt]]`
Therefore, 25 parts of pure drug should be mixed with 70 parts of the mixture which has a concentration of 5 % and the weight of 440 grams.
`(440 \quad g)/(70 \quad parts)=x/(25 \quad parts) \quad therefore x = 157.14 \quad g`. Ans.