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IV infusion time - practice problem 9
An IV pump is running 500 mL of D5W at 100 mL/hr.
Volume500 mL
Rate100 mL/hr
How long will the infusion take (hours)?
Answer: 5 hr
Step-by-step solution
1. Divide the volume by the rate
500 mL ÷ ( 100 mL ÷ 1 hr )
2. Cancel mL and solve for hours
= 500 ÷ 100 hr
= 5 hr
3. Convert the decimal hours to hours and minutes
5 hr = 5 hr
= 5 hr
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