Question

Calculate amount of water required to prepare 500 grams of 2.5% solution of sugar

Answer 1

100g of the solution contain 97.5 g of water
so,500 g of the solution contain 487.5g

Answer 2

Answer : The amount of water required is, 487.5 grams

Solution : Given,

500 grams of 2.5% solution of sugar.

First we have to calculate the mass of sugar solution.

$\text{Mass of sugar solution}=\frac{2.5}{100}\times 500=12.5g$

Now we have to calculate the mass of water.

$\text{Mass of water}=500-12.5=487.5g$

Therefore, the amount of water required is, 487.5 grams