A seasoning blend is 4% onion powder, by mass.How much pure onion powder should they include in a 72g bottle to make the final blend have 20% onion powder?g
Q. A seasoning blend is 4% onion powder, by mass.How much pure onion powder should they include in a 72g bottle to make the final blend have 20% onion powder?g
Calculate Final Amount: Determine the final amount of onion powder needed for the 20% concentration in a 72g bottle.To find out how much onion powder is needed for the blend to be 20% onion powder, we multiply the total mass of the blend by the desired percentage (expressed as a decimal).Calculation: 72g×20%=72g×0.20Math error check:
Calculate Amount Needed: Calculate the amount of onion powder needed.72g×0.20=14.4gThis is the total amount of onion powder that needs to be in the 72g bottle to make the blend 20% onion powder.Math error check:
Determine Current Amount: Determine the amount of onion powder currently in the blend.Since the blend is initially 4% onion powder, we calculate how much onion powder is in there already.Calculation: 72g×4%=72g×0.04Math error check:
Calculate Current Amount: Calculate the current amount of onion powder in the blend.72g×0.04=2.88gThis is the amount of onion powder already present in the blend.Math error check:
Calculate Additional Amount: Calculate the additional amount of onion powder needed.To find out how much more onion powder is needed, subtract the amount already present from the total amount required.Calculation: 14.4g−2.88g=11.52gMath error check:
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