Daily Math Challenge

๐Ÿ“š Science โญ Hard ๐ŸŽ“ Grade 6-8
A solution contains 250 mL of water and 50 mL of salt. If you add 150 mL more water, what is the new concentration of salt as a percentage?
Answer
12.5 percent

๐Ÿ“ Step-by-Step Solution

1
Initial: 250 mL water + 50 mL salt = 300 mL total
2
After adding water: 400 mL total (salt stays 50 mL)
3
Concentration: (50 รท 400) ร— 100 = 12.5%
๐Ÿ’ก Helpful Hints
โ€ข Find new total volume
โ€ข Salt amount stays the same
โ€ข Divide salt by new total