SOLUTION: 100- gram mixture is 15% sugar. How many grams of sugar are in the mixture?

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Question 1051341: 100- gram mixture is 15% sugar. How many grams of sugar are in the mixture?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The mix has sugar and other stuff (most likely water and probably other additional chemicals) in it.

The total mix is 100 grams. Fifteen percent of this total mix is pure sugar.

15% of 100 = 0.15*100 = 15

Therefore, there are 15 grams of pure sugar in this mix.