A 25-mL specific gravity bottle was found to weigh 46.05 g when filled with water, and 52.93 g when filled with the ophthalmic solution. If the empty specific gravity bottle weighs 21.04 g, what is the specific gravity of the ophthalmic solution?

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1. A 25-mL specific gravity bottle was found to weigh 46.05 g when filled with water, and 52.93 g when filled with the ophthalmic solution. If the empty specific gravity bottle weighs 21.04 g, what is the specific gravity of the ophthalmic solution?
  a
0.784
  b
0.870
  c
1.149
  d
1.275
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