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You have 12.7 g of sugar in a sugar water solution. The percent by mass of the sugar is

15.8%, how many grams of solution are there?

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Answer: Mass of solution is 80.4 g

Step-by-step explanation: 15.8 % = 0.158. Mark mass of solution with x

You can make an equation for mass of sugar: 0.158 x = 12.7 g

x = 12.7 g / 0.158

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