SOLUTION: Five grams of sugar are added to a 70-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 662112: Five grams of sugar are added to a 70-gram serving of a breakfast cereal that is 10% sugar. What is the percent concentration of sugar in the resulting mixture? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Five grams of sugar are added to a 70-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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amt of sugar in 70-gram serving=10%*70=7 grams
total amt of sugar in mixture=5+7=12 grams
total weight of mixture=70+5=75 grams
percent concentration of sugar in the resulting mixture=12/75=16%
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