Question

Calculate the strength of a solution containing 5g of glucose in 200 ml of solution

Answer 1

%w/w=msolutemsolution⋅100

In your case, the mass of the solution will be

msolution=mglucose+mwater

msolution=20+150=170 g

This means that you get

%w/w=20g170g⋅100=11.8%