Question:
For every 1 litre of water used to make a medicine, 600 ml of sucrose and 150ml of saline solution are used.
Express the amount of water, sucrose and saline solution needed as a ratio in its simplest form.
Answer:
[tex]Water : Sucrose : Saline = 20 : 3 : 12[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]Water = 1L[/tex]
[tex]Sucrose = 150mL[/tex]
[tex]Saline= 600mL[/tex]
Required
Express as a ratio to the simplest form
First convert the volume of water to mL
[tex]Water = 1L[/tex]
[tex]Water = 1 * 1000mL[/tex]
[tex]Water = 1000mL[/tex]
Express as ratio:
[tex]Water : Sucrose : Saline = 1000mL : 150mL : 600mL[/tex]
[tex]Water : Sucrose : Saline = 1000 : 150 : 600[/tex]
Divide through by 10
[tex]Water : Sucrose : Saline = 100 : 15 : 60[/tex]
Divide through by 5
[tex]Water : Sucrose : Saline = 20 : 3 : 12[/tex]
The ratio can not be further simplified
