Question

a solution of salt and water is 5 parts of salt to 25 parts of water . express the ratio of the amount of salt to the amount of water. what percentage is the solution.​

Answer 1

Ratio: 1:5 salt to water

Percentage of salt: 1/6 or 16.666.....

Explanation:

5 : 25 is the initial ratio, but we can simplify this down to 1:5 by dividing both sides by 5.

As for the percentage, in the 1:5 ratio you have 6 parts, 5+1. So the fraction would be 1/6 which is equal to 16.666 repeating.

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