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6. Donna adds 400 ml (milliliters) of water to 100 ml of coffee. What percentage of Donna's drink is coffee?

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Answer:

20%

Explanation:

100 mL of the drink is coffee

The total amount of drink is 100 mL +400 mL = 500 mL. Then the fraction that is coffee is ...

coffee/total = (100 mL)/(500 mL) = 1/5 = 1/5 × 100% = 20%

20% of Donna's drink is coffee.

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