SOLUTION: Five grams of sugar are added to a 45-gram serving of a breakfast cereal that is 10% sugar.What is the percent concentration of sugar in the resulting mixture?

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Question 557805: Five grams of sugar are added to a 45-gram serving of a breakfast cereal that is 10% sugar.What is the percent concentration of sugar in the resulting mixture?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Five grams of sugar are added to a 45-gram serving of a breakfast cereal that is 10% sugar.What is the percent concentration of sugar in the resulting mixture?
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sugar + sugar = sugar
1*5 + 0.10*45 = x(5+45)
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0.10*45 = 50x
x = (9/10)0.1
x = 9/100
x = 9%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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