SOLUTION: Mon wants to make 5 lbs of sugar syrup. How much sugar and water does he need... To make 25% syrup? To make 75% syrup? To make 1.5% syrup? Ella has 0.5 lbs of sugar. How much

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Question 1106873: Mon wants to make 5 lbs of sugar syrup. How much sugar and water does he need...
To make 25% syrup?
To make 75% syrup?
To make 1.5% syrup?
Ella has 0.5 lbs of sugar. How much water should she add to make the following concentration?
20% syrup
25% syrup
1.5% syrup

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of sugar to make 25% syrup


1.25 pounds of sugar, 3.75 pounds of water
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3.75 pounds of sugar, 1.25 pounds of water
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you can finish
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Let = water to be added





2 pounds of water are needed
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You can finish now

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