If one would dissolve 60g of sugar in 300g of water, what would the concentration of sugar in this syrup be?

Question

If one would dissolve 60g of sugar in 300g of water, what would the concentration of sugar in this syrup be?

Answer 1

The answer depends on if you want % w/v or % w/w. Since the water is given as g and not volume, we’ll assume it is w/w. Thus you will have 60 g sugar in a total mass of 360 g. This equates to 60/360 x(100%) = 17.2% w/w