J.R. S. answered 04/17/21
Ph.D. University Professor with 10+ years Tutoring Experience
The definition of mass/volume % is grams of solute per 100 mls of solution.
If you have 36 g of solute in 1 L (1000 ml) of solution, simply change that to g solute per 100 ml solution
36 g/1000 ml = 3.6 g/100 ml = 3.6% mass/volume