document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=711251>Question 711251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you have a beaker containing 50 grams of a salt-water mixture.  The mixture contains 8 g of salt.  What is the % concentration? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #437349 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=437349\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You say what's given is 50 grams of salt+water, and within that is 8 grams of salt.  Good. Calculate the fraction of the mixture which is salt.  If you want as percent, multiply by 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[mass of salt] divided by [mass of mixture] = fraction as salt </SPAN>\n" );
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