Question

If you add 10 grams of sugar into 30 grams of 20 % sugar syrup, you will make ____ grams of ____% sugar syrup.

Answer 1

40 grams of 40% sugar syrup

Explanation:

40 grams of 40% sugar syrup

30+10== 40 g

20% sugar in 30 = 1/5 of the syrup is sugar. = 6 g of sugar

6+10 = 16g of sugar in 40 grams of syrup.

16/40=x/100

Cross multiplication

x=40

Answer 2

40 grams of 40% sugar syrup

Explanation:

20% of 30 grams = 6grams of sugar

6 grams + 10 grams = 16 grams of 40% instead of 30 now

Therefore, 40g----------100%

16g-----------40%