SOLUTION: 150g of sugar was used to make a bottle of 8% syrup. How much water was used to make this bottle of syrup? How much syrup is there in this bottle?

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Question 957124: 150g of sugar was used to make a bottle of 8% syrup. How much water was used to make this bottle of syrup? How much syrup is there in this bottle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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w = MASS of water used

150%2F%28w%2B150%29=0.08------------solve for w.

%28w%2B150%29%2AGRAMS of syrup is in the bottle.