Question

How many litres of 15%(mass/volume) sugar solution would it take to get 75g of sugar?

Answer 1

Concentration of sugar solution in mass/volume

=

15

%

Mass of solute (sugar),

m

=

75

g

m

Calculating the volume of solution,

75

V

×

100

=

15

⇒

V

=

7500

15

=

500

m

l

=

0.5

L

which is the answer.