Question

mrs. roberts makes 'regular' and 'low sugar' jam. she sells both kinds of jam in 340-grams jar. 55% of the weight of her 'regular' jam is sugar. What weight of sugar is there in a 340-gram jar

Answer 1

Answer:

187 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

the question is asking for the amount of sugar in the jam.

so the weight of sugar in the 340 gram jar is

55% of 340

=340×55/100

=17×11

=187 grams