Question

10 grams of salt is dissolved in 100 grams of water. Calculate the percentage amount of the salt in the solution ?
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Answer 1

there is 10 percentage of salt in the 100 g of water

Answer 2

Given - Amount of salt - 10 gram

Amount of water - 100 grams

Find - Percentage amount of salt in the solution.

Solution - Percentage amount of salt in the solution will be calculated by the formula - Amount of salt/Amount of solution*100

Amount of solution = Amount of salt + Amount of water

Amount of solution = 110 grams.

Keeping the values in equation-

Percentage amount of salt in the solution- 10/110*100

Percentage amount of salt in the solution- 9.09%

Hence, Percentage amount of salt in the solution is - 9.09%