SOLUTION: There's 24 mL of saline in 150 mL of pure solution. What is the % of saline in the solution?

Algebra ->  Percentages: Solvers, Trainers, Word Problems and pie charts -> SOLUTION: There's 24 mL of saline in 150 mL of pure solution. What is the % of saline in the solution?      Log On


   

Question 640864: There's 24 mL of saline in 150 mL of pure solution. What is the % of saline in the solution?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The percentage of saline is (amount of saline/amount of solution)*100 = (24/150)*100 = 16%


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you need more help, email me at jim_thompson5910@hotmail.com

Also, please consider visiting my website: http://www.freewebs.com/jimthompson5910/home.html and making a donation. Thank you

Jim
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------