A tablet of cold medicine weighs.700g. It contains .500g of active ingredient. What percent of the tablet is the active ingredient

VinhNT asked Mar 11, 2023

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VinhNT asked Mar 11, 2023

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Answer:

71%

Step-by-step explanation:

Total weight = 700g

Active weight = 500g

% of active ingredient =
(active weight)/(total weight) *100

(500)/(700)* 100 = 0.71 * 100 = 71%

Niiru answered Mar 15, 2023

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