SOLUTION: The percentage of sugar in a solution of sugar and water is 9%. If 4 litres of this solution is diluted by adding 500 mL of water, what is the percentage of sugar in the new soluti

SOLUTION: The percentage of sugar in a solution of sugar and water is 9%. If 4 litres of this solution is diluted by adding 500 mL of water, what is the percentage of sugar in the new soluti

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Question 734632: The percentage of sugar in a solution of sugar and water is 9%. If 4 litres of this solution is diluted by adding 500 mL of water, what is the percentage of sugar in the new solution?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The solution is diluted by a factor of , merely through proportional thinking. New concentration is % sugar.
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