A pharmacy technician is preparing 200 g of a 1% hydrocortisone cream using hydrocortisone powder and a cream base. Before she starts, she wants to make sure she has enough of the cream base in stock, because the pharmacy is running low. How much of the cream base will she need?

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The amount of cream base needed is 200 minus the amount of hydrocortisone powder needed, so first calculate the amount of hydrocortisone powder.
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