2.85 kilograms of sugar is mixed with 3.15 kilograms of flour. What percent of this mixture is sugar?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-11T15:43:53

47.5%

Total mass is #2.85+3.15 = 6 Kg#

As a fraction sugar is #2.85/6#

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Convert to percentage #-> 2.85/6xx100 = 285/6=47.5%#

Answer 2 · 2016-07-11T15:44:58

#47.5 %# is sugar

The total mixture #=6" "#kilograms

percent#=2.85/6*(100)%=47.5 %#

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