If a pharmacist combined 50-mL portions of three syrups having specific gravities of 1.10, 1.25, and 1.32, what would be the specific gravity (to two decimal places) of the combined product?

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  1. If a pharmacist combined 50-mL portions of three syrups having specific gravities of 1.10, 1.25, and 1.32, what would be the specific gravity (to two decimal places) of the combined product?

    1. A laboratory utilizes a mixture of 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in the freezing and long-term storage of embryonic stem cells. If DMSO has a specific gravity of 1.1004, calculate the specific gravity, to four decimal places, of the mixture (assume water to be the 90% portion).

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