SOLUTION: Ten Grams of sugar are added to 40-g serving of breakfast cereal that is 30% sugar. What is the percent concentration of sugar in the resulting Mixture ?

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Question 702888: Ten Grams of sugar are added to 40-g serving of breakfast cereal that is 30% sugar. What is the percent concentration of sugar in the resulting Mixture ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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How much sugar? How much mixture? Computer percent sugar.

grams of sugar: 10g+0.30(40g)=22 grams

grams of mixture: 10g+40g=50 grams

Fraction of the mixture that is sugar: 22/50