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What is the percentage… b of sugar in the syrup made of 10 kg of water and 4 kg of sugar?

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Answer:

28 4/7 % ≈ 29%

Explanation:

4 kg - weight of sugar

10 kg - mass of water

4kg + 10kg = 14kg - weight of the syrup


(4kg)/(14kg)=(2)/(7)

The sugar is 2/7 of the weight of the syrup.

Convert to the percentage:


(2)/(7)=(2)/(7)\cdot100\%=(200)/(7)\%=28(4)/(7)\%\aaprox29\%

User Yang
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Answer:

200/7

Explanation:

4 kg - weight of sugar

10 kg - mass of water

4kg + 10kg = 14kg - weight of the syrup

The sugar is 2/7 of the weight of the syrup.

Convert to the percentage: 28 and 4/7 percent

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