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Question 968752: I need help with a word problem, i tried working it out but it doesn't seem to work: One litre of fruit juice contains 60 grams of sugar. How many millilitres of fruit juice contain 1.5 grams of sugar? Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, josmiceli:Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1 litre = 1000 ml
60 / 1000 = 1.5 / x
cross multiply fractions
60x = 1500
x = 25
therefore
25 ml contains 1.5 grams of sugar
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Set up a ratio
First convert liter to ml
Let = ml of fruit juice
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This is OK because you have:
[ ml ] / [ grams ] = [ ml ] / [ grams ]
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Multiply both sides by
25 ml of fruit juice contain 1.5 g of sugar
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check:
OK
