A 2.5 liter jug contains 2 liters of raspberry syrup solution that is 15 percent syrup. If half of the solution spills out of the jug and it is then filled to capacity with water, what is percent of the resulting solution is syrup?
2007-03-26 00:25:42 · 4 answers · asked by thatfella 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1 litre of 15% Syrup = 150ml of pure syrup.
We now add 1.5 litres of water to make it up to 2.5 litres.
150ml or 0.15 litres / 2.5 litres = 0.06 or 6% pure syrup
2007-03-26 00:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The jug was filled to 80% capacity to start with. So the answer will not be as simple as you have tried to make it.
.3 liters of syrup to start with. half that goes on the floor, so there is .15 left, the entire bottle is the filled. 2.5 liters. so .15 / 2.5 = .06
6% is the correct answer
2007-03-26 07:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by blakereik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2l=15% 1l=7.5%
1/1=7.5% 1/2.5=3%
2.5l=3%
2007-03-26 08:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by Peter H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I'm pretty sure
2007-03-26 07:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋