Amixture is made by combining 1.64 lb of salt and 4.66 lb of water. what is the percentage of salt (by mass) in this mixture?

Answer : The percentage of salt in the mixture is 73.65 %

Explanation : Given,

Mass of salt = 1.64 lb

Mass of water = 4.66 lb

First we have to calculate the mass of mixture.

Mass of mixture = Mass of salt + Mass of water

Mass of mixture = 1.64 + 4.66 = 6.3 lb

Now we have to calculate the percentage of salt in the mixture.

Formula used :

Now put all the given vales in this formula, we get:

Therefore, the percentage of salt in the mixture is 73.65 %

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